One of the characteristics most widely associated with non-metropolitan news media is a
relatively close relationship with both news sources and news audiences. This relationship …

Traditionaljournalism seldom appears to encourage journalists to be self-reflexive or to
openly discuss their role and the impact they have. Publicjournalism, because ofits nature …

VV, a new neighbor moves into an established community, a period of collective evaluation
often follows. Veteran residents of the neighborhood carefully appraise the impact of the …

This book brings together a series of insights into the contemporary local and community
news media landscape in the UK. The introduction maps out what has been a period of …

This unique text addresses the gap between journalism studies, which have tended to focus
on national and international news, and the fact that most journalism is practised at the local …

The increasing influence of actors who might not fit into traditional definitions of a journalist
but are taking part in processes that produce journalism has attracted scholarly attention …

Hyperlocal journalism is thriving. This article describes the case of a Belgian regional
newspaper experimenting with citizen journalism and user-generated content (UGC) for …

Community media journalists are, in essence,'filling in the gaps' left by mainstream news
outlets. Forde's extensive 10 year study now develops an understanding of the journalistic …

As the number of freelance journalists increases, the changing nature of work in journalism
has effects and possible implications for the kinds of news discourses that are circulated …

The labelling of journalism as a profession continues to come under scrutiny as the
immediacy of news expands in an era of digitalization, 24/7 live feeds and the decreasing …