What Works in Community News
Media Startups, News Deserts, and the Future of the Fourth Estate
Published on 9. January 2024
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-0-8070-0994-9 (ISBN)
Description
"A groundbreaking study of the journalism startups that are challenging status quos across the country, from an activist video feed in Minneapolis to a watchdog news site in Memphis. A must-read for activists, entrepreneurs, and journalists who want to start local news outlets in their communities"--
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Language
English
Place of publication
Boston, MA
United States
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sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
476 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8070-0994-9 (9780807009949)
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Ellen Clegg | Dan Kennedy
What Works in Community News
Media Startups, News Deserts, and the Future of the Fourth Estate
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01/2024
Beacon Press
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Ellen Clegg
Content
INTRODUCTION
The Local News Crisis Will Be Solved One Community at a Time
CHAPTER ONE
New Jersey: A Digital Innovator Joins Forces with a Public Television Powerhouse
CHAPTER TWO
Minneapolis, Minnesota: How Heated Competition Is Reviving Local News
CONVERSATIONS
Steven Waldman:
The president of Rebuild Local News outlines his vision for revitalizing community journalism.
CHAPTER THREE
Bedford, Massachusetts: A Homegrown News Site Comes into Its Own
CHAPTER FOUR
Denver, Colorado: The Sun Rises over a Complex Media Landscape
CONVERSATIONS
Kara Meyberg Guzman:
A former Alden editor talks about her reinvention as a publisher and her work as a local news advocate.
CHAPTER FIVE
Memphis, Tennessee: A Digital Newsroom Holds Power to Account
CHAPTER SIX
Mendocino County, California: A Rural Startup Seeks to Find Its Footing
CONVERSATIONS
Meredith Clark, PhD:
What does the future of local news look like? More diverse, with an emphasis on social change.
CHAPTER SEVEN
New Haven, Connecticut: A Longtime Digital News Project Takes to the Airwaves
CHAPTER EIGHT
Storm Lake, Iowa: A Print Newspaper with a Voice Fights for Survival
CONVERSATIONS
Elizabeth Hansen Shapiro, PhD:
A scholar and serial entrepreneur looks to the future.
CHAPTER NINE
Texas: A High-Profile Behemoth Prepares for Its Second Act
EPILOGUE
The Future Is Already Here
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index
The Local News Crisis Will Be Solved One Community at a Time
CHAPTER ONE
New Jersey: A Digital Innovator Joins Forces with a Public Television Powerhouse
CHAPTER TWO
Minneapolis, Minnesota: How Heated Competition Is Reviving Local News
CONVERSATIONS
Steven Waldman:
The president of Rebuild Local News outlines his vision for revitalizing community journalism.
CHAPTER THREE
Bedford, Massachusetts: A Homegrown News Site Comes into Its Own
CHAPTER FOUR
Denver, Colorado: The Sun Rises over a Complex Media Landscape
CONVERSATIONS
Kara Meyberg Guzman:
A former Alden editor talks about her reinvention as a publisher and her work as a local news advocate.
CHAPTER FIVE
Memphis, Tennessee: A Digital Newsroom Holds Power to Account
CHAPTER SIX
Mendocino County, California: A Rural Startup Seeks to Find Its Footing
CONVERSATIONS
Meredith Clark, PhD:
What does the future of local news look like? More diverse, with an emphasis on social change.
CHAPTER SEVEN
New Haven, Connecticut: A Longtime Digital News Project Takes to the Airwaves
CHAPTER EIGHT
Storm Lake, Iowa: A Print Newspaper with a Voice Fights for Survival
CONVERSATIONS
Elizabeth Hansen Shapiro, PhD:
A scholar and serial entrepreneur looks to the future.
CHAPTER NINE
Texas: A High-Profile Behemoth Prepares for Its Second Act
EPILOGUE
The Future Is Already Here
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index