A recent housing study found that Northern Kentucky needs more than 6,600 new housing units in the next five years in order to keep up with workforce needs. But … how? Many people have many ideas, but at the end of the day, said Tara Johnson-Noem, “it’s not going to be a one-size-fits-all kind of […]
Author Archives: Meghan Goth
As LINK nky's executive editor, Meghan Goth oversees editorial operations across all platforms. Before she started at LINK in 2022, she managed the investigative and enterprise teams at WCPO 9 in Cincinnati. She has also worked at The Cincinnati Enquirer, Dateline NBC and The New York Times Syndicate. She graduated with her Bachelor's in journalism from the University of Cincinnati in 2007 and received her Master of Science in Journalism from Columbia University in 2008.
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Inside LINK: How is a staff report different from a story with a byline?
We get a lot of questions here at LINK. Sometimes people want to know how to submit an opinion article (find out here). Sometimes people want to know how we choose our stories (here’s an Inside LINK column I wrote about that). One of the most common questions we receive is: What’s a staff report? […]
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NKY is coming together to take care of its young people. Here’s how you can join.
Mental health is such a hard thing to talk about. It’s even harder to talk about when it’s our kids: When they’re not OK, we, the adults, are supposed to have the answers. But the fact is, many times, we don’t. We don’t know what to say, let alone what to do, when multiple deaths […]
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Inside LINK: I’m asking you for money
Meghan Goth is the executive editor at LINK nky. Email her at mgoth@linknky.com. I might as well just come out and say it: I’m writing this column to ask you for money. Whenever I see fundraising campaigns that lure me in with the promise of a good, compelling read or watch only to realize it […]
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James Votruba, former NKU president and ‘everyone’s mentor,’ dies
Dr. James Votruba, who served as Northern Kentucky University’s president for 15 years, died Tuesday night at his home, surrounded by his loved ones. He was 79. While he may be most well known because of his tenure at NKU, which stretched from 1997 to 2012, in Northern Kentucky, Votruba has always been known for […]
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Looking for care: Creative solutions to NKY’s mental health challenges
This story is part of our latest super issue, which examines solutions to Northern Kentucky’s mental health challenges. Click here to learn more. More than 23% of all adults in the United States have some sort of mental illness, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. Couple that with a study out of the University […]
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Inside LINK: Nominations for new editorial board members now open
There are many ways to get involved with LINK: You can check our website, which is updated multiple times daily with local news from around the region; you can sign up for one of our newsletters; you can subscribe to our print product; you can donate to help us continue producing independent, solutions-focused journalism; you […]
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Inside LINK: Be one of LINK’s new Community Voices
Meghan Goth is the executive editor at LINK nky. You can email her at mgoth@linknky.com. As someone who has spent all of my adult life as a journalist, I can say confidently I know a little bit about a lot of things. OK, I know a lot about grammar and AP style. But other than […]
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How connecting with your neighbors can create a stronger NKY for us all
This story is part of our latest super issue about civic engagement and why it’s important to be part of your community. Click here for our full guide to getting involved. When LINK nky commissioned a survey asking Northern Kentuckians what they like about the region, there was one almost universal response: Community. “The people […]
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Here’s what you told us you like (and don’t like) about living in NKY
As journalists, we are out talking to people who live and work in Northern Kentucky every day. We hear about their fears, their hopes and what they love about this area. But at the end of last year, we wanted to find out, on a larger scale, what you, the residents of Northern Kentucky, think […]