Local Journalism : Critical Perspectives on the Provincial Newspaper (Paperback)

List of Figures List of Tables List of Contributors Preface Introduction: Perspectives on the local newspaper. Rachel Matthews Section 1. Local newspapers as information provider Platforms and Pay Models: How local news organisations in five European countries are navigating the challenges and opportunities of digital disruption Joy Jenkins Unravelling the discourse of hyperlocal Dave Harte Exploring the links between newspaper closures, social deprivation and hyperlocal websites in the coverage of Parliamentary elections Dave Toomer Local media and territory in Denmark Flemming Svith Section 2. Making money from local newspapers Who’s buying the news? The many incarnations of the local newspaper in India Priya Rajasekar and Shriram Venkatraman The economic crisis in Ireland’s local press. Anthony Cawley Organisational culture and its impact on local newspapers Sarah O’Hara Institutional pressures on the changing local news industry in the US Joaquin Cestino Section 3. Local newspapers and community How close? Addressing the complexity of the relationship between local newspapers, local journalists and local audience Lenka Waschkova Basque identity and representation in Basque newspapers Eneko Bidegain, Ainhoa Larranga and Igor Agirre. A solutions approach to the current landscape for UK newspapers Tor Clark Local newspapers: can they view the community through a different lens? David Baines Index