2025 promises to be a year filled with solid stories to tell. But before we start a new year, we asked retiring Editorial Director Mike Teegarden to share some of his favorite features in 2024. Similar stories can be found in your service area if you know where to look.
Cellphone photography has come a long way in the past few years. That small device in your pocket has loads of power to shoot eye-catching photos. Learn how I catch stories on my mobile device while I wait for light, look for action, plan moments, aim for details and build relationships with my subjects.
Ruralite, a magazine delivering local and regional stories to Alaska, California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon and Washington, marks 70 years of community storytelling in June. Dig into the rural roots of the magazine, then see how it’s grown into a community network of stories and lifelong connections.
StoryConnect blends solid storytelling sessions with networking adventures. Learn about this year's writing and photography instructors, Teddy Feinberg and Chris Pietsch. Find out about the expansion of our popular Idea Exchange session (and how you can share your ideas, too). Then save your spot before January 8 to lock in early bird savings!
A quarter century ago, the first edition of Currents magazine rolled off the press. That singular event was an exciting evolution of the wonderful relationship between Currents readers and the utilities that serve them. Mike Teegarden shares how the publication stays current and shares storytelling highlights.
This spring, Mike Teegarden made a long-awaited trip to Guatemala with a crew of lineworkers to bring power to the small rural village of Ventura. Learn more about the project, a partnership between NRECA International and Oregon Empowers, and Mike's personal experience capturing pictures of both the crews and villagers.
The editors at Pioneer are storytellers. Here are five of my favorite magazine stories from the last year, covering rodeos, exciting trails, local history, mystery and college tips. I’m willing to bet there are similar stories to be found in your service area if you know where to look.
Pioneer Utility Resources believes that an inclusive workplace — one where every employee has a voice and brings their own unique perspective — enhances everything we do. In that spirit, Pioneer offers a paid communications internship program to expand professional opportunities and champion diversity within the community-owned utility sector. This is year two of Pioneer’s […]
Through the past year, our writers have taken readers on many journeys. Here are five of my favorite Ruralite local stories from 2021. I’m willing to bet there are similar stories to be found in your service area if you know where to look.
Our job as utility communicators is always changing. The CCC program should be there to help all of us grow and adjust through the years. Learn how the program will evolve on our blog.
Celebrating 50 years of Service in Rural Alaska, a 90-page book detailing the struggles and victories won by Alaska Village Electric Cooperative. To create the community history book, AVEC Public Relations Officer and Utility Pioneer Amy Murphy teamed up with Pioneer Assistant Editor Mike Teegarden. The book explores the history of all 57 villages served by the co-op. “What […]
