Here's a list of email addresses for many newspapers, magazines, TV stations, etc. National Rural Development Partnership Representatives of federal, state, local, and tribal governments as well as the private and non-profit sectors work together on rural development issues across the nation. A few of the many online resources you might find useful in learning more about rural issues in the United States. Nicely broken into categories of internet directories, extention resources, telecommunications, health, education, economic development, and misc. This agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture offers a wide range on economic development assistance to communities, regions and states.
Programs center on business, housing, community, co-ops, utilities, and more.
The Rural Development Partnership is a part of this agency. One of four regional centers coordinating rural development research and education throughout the United States. It's mission is to initiate and facilitate rural development research and education programs to improve the social and economic well-being of rural people in the region. From their Centre for Rural Social Research. This active newsgroup address some of the urban context of sustainable development, including new urbanist theories and developments.