
Understanding the Local Media
Meryl Aldridge(Author)
Open University Press
Published on 1. April 2007
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978-0-335-22945-1 (ISBN)
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Description
Understanding the Local Media addresses the issues surrounding the role of local media in comtemporary society, explaining how regional newspapers and broadcast news are owned, regulated and organized; how these factors produce the outputs we see and hear; what we know of audiences' attitude to them; and discusses local media as places of work.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
ISBN-13
978-0-335-22945-1 (9780335229451)
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Content
Introduction
Why local media matter
Regional and local newspapers: Just another retailer?
Imagining the community
Local broadcasting: What price public service?
Must regional news be anodyne?
A delicate balance: Media in the nations of the UK
Working in local media: From smoke-filled rooms to sweatshops
What is the future for local media?
References
Index
Why local media matter
Regional and local newspapers: Just another retailer?
Imagining the community
Local broadcasting: What price public service?
Must regional news be anodyne?
A delicate balance: Media in the nations of the UK
Working in local media: From smoke-filled rooms to sweatshops
What is the future for local media?
References
Index