This study sheds light on the increasingly important roles that meta-level organizations, a
type of institutional actor, play in the processes of local journalism innovation. Examples of …

This study takes a supply-side inhabited institutional perspective on journalism innovation
by looking at the roles played by varied field-level actors, or meta-organizations, that inhabit …

This article argues that the growing variety of new journalistic organizations and their
diversification beyond the traditional newsroom may offer a deeper and broader …

Bringing together original contributions from a worldwide group of scholars, this book
critically explores the changing role and influence of institutions in the production of news …

This case study examines the social institutional influence on how a nonprofit community
newspaper conducts newswork. Utilizing both in-depth interviews and participant …

This study assesses the roles played by journalism support organizations or “ancillary”
organizations–professional associations, training centers, foundations, labs–in the dynamics …

Now that this book has identified and explored the various institutions on the periphery of
journalism influencing practice, in this concluding chapter I will explore various ways to …

In Madison, WI, two news groups–bloggers and local reporters–are squaring off, developing
separate value systems and establishing protocols of intergroup activity. This study explored …

This entry provides an introduction to institutional theory and its application to journalism
studies. According to this theory, meso‐level variables such as norms, beliefs, values …

The ability to build boundaries, known as boundary work, is typically understood as being in
the hands of major players, who keep out or begrudgingly admit interlopers. This article …