About the Forum

The Kentucky FORUM is a nonprofit organization of community activists with a wide range of issue areas and journalists working to communicate ideas to the public and stimulate policy debate by tapping into the power of the media.

Over the years, editors have come to recognize the Kentucky FORUM for well-written, well-researched, and thought-provoking commentary on topics including clean money , death penalty , updating the tax system , teen smoking .

On average, media packets reach 400,000 households through print and 550,000 listeners and viewers through the broadcast media. Commentary from the Kentucky FORUM regularly appear in Louisville Courier-Journal (circ. 232,000) , Lexington Herald-Leader (circ. 130,000) , Kentucky Post (circ. 42,000) , Owensboro Messenger (circ. 32,351) , Bowling Green Daily News (circ. 20,345) , Pikeville Applachian News-Express (circ. 12,000) , Floyd County Times (circ. 6,800) , Russellville News-Democrat and Leader (circ. 6,400) , Jessamine Journal (circ. 6,000) , Eddyville Herald-Ledger (circ. 2,600) . Forum materials also receive significant local use/coverage by broadcast media throughout the state.