ISBN:
9781137504784
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (243 pages)
Series Statement:
Journalism Ser.
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
302.231
Keywords:
Digital media
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Electronic books
Abstract:
Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Changing journalism in a changing world -- Understanding 'community ties' -- The world of local news -- Putting local journalism on the conceptual map -- Democracy and advocacy -- Changing views of local news -- Embracing change -- 1 Understanding Local Journalism -- Introduction -- Democratic theory -- Democratic theory and local journalism -- Convergence theory -- Political economy -- Cultural studies approach -- Mythical divide between political economy and cultural studies -- Bourdieu and the journalistic field -- Summary -- 2 Defining the Local in a 'Geo-social' Context -- Introduction -- The geo-social model -- Putting the 'geo' in geo-social -- The social dimension of geo-social -- Unpacking the local in a geo-social context -- Theoretical perspectives on 'local' -- Local: practical and embodied -- Local habitus -- Local habitus, news habits and journalism practice -- Local habitus and journalists' credibility -- Community -- Place and sense of place -- Summary -- 3 Local Media Around the World -- Introduction -- North America -- United Kingdom -- Ireland -- Africa -- Asia -- South America -- Middle East -- Oceania -- Europe -- Summary -- 4 Shaping 'Local' News -- Introduction -- Beyond the 'myth' of objectivity -- Rethinking news values for local journalism -- Sources of news -- Summary -- 5 Connectors, Champions and Advocates -- Introduction -- Understanding mediated social capital -- bonding, bridging and linking -- Bridging social capital and the practice of public journalism -- Advocacy, campaigner, champion: Journalism and linking social capital -- The value of editorials -- Audience opinion: From letters to the editor to 'texts' and Facebook posts -- Bonding, bridging and linking: The flip side of media power -- Naming and shaming -- Summary.
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