A family that has published a crusading weekly newspaper in a small town in northern New Mexico for almost 60 years is the winner of the 2015 Tom and Pat Gish Award for courage, tenacity and integrity in rural journalism. The Trapp family of Española, NM, has published the Rio Grande Sun since 1956. Robert E. and Ruth Trapp died in 2014, just months apart; their son, Bob Trapp, is the publisher. He will accept the award Oct. 29 at the annual awards dinner of the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues in Lexington, KY.

[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"1792","attributes":{"class":"media-image alignleft","typeof":"foaf:Image","style":"","width":"477","height":"329","alt":""}}]]Ever since I was a little kid, I heard people say: “Hey, what’s the big idea?” In most cases, this phrase was a synonym for “What do you think you’re doing?” These were not real questions.

[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"1791","attributes":{"class":"media-image alignleft","typeof":"foaf:Image","style":"","width":"371","height":"248","alt":""}}]]Google and Twitter are working together to help publishers show “instant articles” to people who use their services on mobile phones.The plan, which is supposed to launch with a small group of publishers this fall, is an effort to make it easier for publishers to distribute their stuff on mobile devices.

[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"1789","attributes":{"class":"media-image alignleft","typeof":"foaf:Image","style":"","width":"413","height":"276","alt":""}}]]Pop quiz: What do Kim Kardashian and Bob Woodward have in common?