As news organizations struggle to overcome losses in revenue and relevance, academics
and professionals have pinned their hopes for salvation on increasing 'audience …

Social media and its embedded user commentary are playing increasingly influential roles
in the news process. However, researchers' understanding of the social media commenting …

While scholarship has studied the boundary discourses of (quasi-) journalistic actors on
social network sites, how audiences perceive these boundaries and engage with these …

Social media platforms are an increasingly dominant medium through which people
encounter news in everyday life. Yet while we know more-and-more about frequency of use …

This study investigates the ways in which the localized use of social media influences civic
life in local communities. Specifically, the study explores the direct and indirect effects of …

Messaging apps and Facebook groups are increasingly significant in everyday life, shaping
not only interpersonal communication but also how people orient themselves to public life …

This paper presents a three-level conceptual and methodological framework for assessing
local journalism and the extent to which it meets community information needs. This …

Abstract In the United States, media that is politically fragmented, distrusted, or labeled as
“fake” has amplified an atmosphere of uncertainty surrounding the current moment of …

Digital environments play a central role in the news making process. Seeking new ways to
interact with people previously seen as audience is a big challenge for media and …

This article focuses on two forces linked to declines in coverage of genuinely local civic
affairs:(a) the impact of increasing corporate consolidation in ownership among news …