Community Journalism

Author : Jock Lauterer
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2009-11-20
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0807867756

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Community Journalism by Jock Lauterer Pdf

No matter how ambitious they may be, most novice journalists don't get their start at the New York Times. They get their first jobs at smaller local community newspapers that require a different style of reporting than the detached, impersonal approach expected of major international publications. As the primary textbook and sourcebook for the teaching and practice of local journalism and newspaper publishing in the United States, Community Journalism addresses the issues a small-town newspaper writer or publisher is likely to face. Jock Lauterer covers topics ranging from why community journalism is important and distinctive; to hints for reporting and writing with a "community spin"; to design, production, photojournalism, and staff management. This third edition introduces new chapters on adjusting to changing demographics in the community and "best practices" for community papers. Updated with fresh examples throughout and considering the newest technologies in editing and photography, this edition of Community Journalism provides the very latest of what every person working at a small newspaper needs to know.

Author : Penelope Muse Abernathy
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2014-04-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781469615431

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Saving Community Journalism by Penelope Muse Abernathy Pdf

America's community newspapers have entered an age of disruption. Towns and cities continue to need the journalism and advertising so essential to nurturing local identity and connection among citizens. But as the business of newspaper publishing collides with the digital revolution, and as technology redefines consumer habits and the very notion of community, how can newspapers survive and thrive? In Saving Community Journalism, veteran media executive Penelope Muse Abernathy draws on cutting-edge research and analysis to reveal pathways to transformation and long-term profitability. Offering practical guidance for editors and publishers, Abernathy shows how newspapers can build community online and identify new opportunities to generate revenue. Examining experiences at a wide variety of community papers--from a 7,000-circulation weekly in West Virginia to a 50,000-circulation daily in California and a 150,000-circulation Spanish-language weekly in the heart of Chicago--Saving Community Journalism is designed to help journalists and media-industry managers create and implement new strategies that will allow them to prosper in the twenty-first century. Abernathy's findings will interest everyone with a stake in the health and survival of local media.

Author : Andrea Wenzel
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2020-08-31
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0252043308

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Community-Centered Journalism by Andrea Wenzel Pdf

Contemporary journalism faces a crisis of trust that threatens the institution and may imperil democracy itself. Critics and experts see a renewed commitment to local journalism as one solution. But a lasting restoration of public trust requires a different kind of local journalism than is often imagined, one that engages with and shares power among all sectors of a community. Andrea Wenzel models new practices of community-centered journalism that build trust across boundaries of politics, race, and class, and prioritize solutions while engaging the full range of local stakeholders. Informed by case studies from rural, suburban, and urban settings, Wenzel's blueprint reshapes journalism norms and creates vigorous storytelling networks between all parts of a community. Envisioning a portable, rather than scalable, process, Wenzel proposes a community-centered journalism that, once implemented, will strengthen lines of local communication, reinvigorate civic participation, and forge a trusting partnership between media and the people they cover.

Author : Bill Reader,John A. Hatcher
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781412974660

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Foundations of Community Journalism by Bill Reader,John A. Hatcher Pdf

This is the first and only book to focus on how to understand and conduct research in this ever-increasing field.

Author : Mike Gasher,Colette Brin,Christine Crowther,Gretchen KIng,Errol Salamon,Simon Thibault
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2016-11-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781442625204

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Journalism in Crisis by Mike Gasher,Colette Brin,Christine Crowther,Gretchen KIng,Errol Salamon,Simon Thibault Pdf

Journalism in Crisis addresses the concerns of scholars, activists, and journalists committed to Canadian journalism as a democratic institution and as a set of democratic practices. The authors look within Canada and abroad for solutions for balancing the Canadian media ecology. Public policies have been central to the creation and shaping of Canada’s media system and, rather than wait for new technologies or economic models, the contributors offer concrete recommendations for how public policies can foster journalism that can support democratic life in twenty-first century Canada. Their work, which includes new theoretical perspectives and valuable discussions of journalism practices in public, private, and community media, should be read by professional and citizen journalists, academics, media activists, policy makers and media audiences concerned about the future of democratic journalism in Canada.

Author : Jamie Matthews,Einar Thorsen
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2020-03-20
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783030337124

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Media, Journalism and Disaster Communities by Jamie Matthews,Einar Thorsen Pdf

This book illuminates the concept of disaster communities through a series of international case studies. It offers an eclectic overview of how different forms of media and journalism contribute to our understanding of the lived experiences of communities at risk from, affected by, and recovering from disaster. This collection considers the different forms of media and journalism produced by and for communities and how they may recognise and speak to the different notions of community that emerge in disaster contexts – including vulnerabilities and consequences that arise from environmental destruction and geophysical hazards, the insecurity created by armed conflict and limitations on journalistic freedoms, and result from human (in)action and humanitarian crises.

Author : Jock Lauterer
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UVA:X002673661

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Community Journalism by Jock Lauterer Pdf

Here is a Closer-Range, on-target and in-depth look at community journalism - journalism as it is practiced at the grass roots. With over 8,000 community newspapers in this country, most journalism graduates, no matter what their goals, will find their first jobs on small newspapers. This book captures what the experience is like, as well as how to make the most of it. Community Journalism is based on Jock Lauterer's practical experience as an owner/publisher/entrepreneur/community journalist and on his current perspective as a journalism educator. This is a user-friendly text and workbook for students studying community journalism as well as "a survival manual/field guide/handbook for those already out there in the trenches". In a conversational, opinionated and good-humored style, Lauterer affirms the enterprise and the calling of community journalists.

Author : Susan Forde
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2017-09-16
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780230360969

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Challenging the News by Susan Forde Pdf

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 practices at work in independent and community news organisations. Alternative media has never been so widely written about until now.

Author : Stuart Allan,Einar Thorsen
Publisher : Peter Lang
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1433102951

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Citizen Journalism by Stuart Allan,Einar Thorsen Pdf

Citizen Journalism: Global Perspectives' examines the spontaneous actions of ordinary people, caught up in extraordinary events, and compelled to adopt the role of a news reporter. This collection of twenty-one chapters investigates citizen journalism in the West, including the United States, United Kingdom, Europe, and Australia, as well as its development in other national contexts around the globe, including Brazil, China, India, Iran, Iraq, Kenya, Palestine, South Korea, Vietnam, and even Antarctica. Its aim is to assess the contribution of citizen journalism to crisis reporting, and to encourage new forms of dialogue and debate about how it may be improved in the future. The book contains contributions by Mark Deuze about 'The Future of Citizen Journalism' and Paul Bradshaw about 'Wiki Journalism.

Author : David Paul Nord
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : 0252026713

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Communities of Journalism by David Paul Nord Pdf

Widely acknowledged as one of our most insightful commentators on the history of journalism in the United State, David Paul Nord offers a lively and wide-ranging discussion of journalism as a vital component of community. In settings ranging from the religion-infused towns of colonial America to the rrapidly expanding urban metropolises of the late nineteenth century, Nord explores the cultural work of the press.

Author : Bill Reader,John A. Hatcher
Publisher : SAGE Publications
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2011-08-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781544350127

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Foundations of Community Journalism by Bill Reader,John A. Hatcher Pdf

Foundations of Community Journalism is the first and only book to focus on how to understand and conduct research in this ever-increasing field. With chapters written by established journalism scholars and teachers, this book provides students and researchers with an understanding of the multiple methods applied to the study of community journalism, such as historical, social-scientific, cultural/critical, and interdisciplinary approaches. It explains what community journalism is as a research concept and offers a range of different methods and theories that can be applied to community journalism research. Although there are numerous "how-to" community journalism manuals for students and newspaper editors, none focuses on how to conduct research into community journalism. The body of knowledge in Foundations of Community Journalism would take readers months, perhaps years, of independent work to gather, making this book a "must-have" volume and reference tool for anybody who is interested in the relationships between journalism and communities.

Author : David Harte,Rachel Howells,Andy Williams
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2018-07-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317200765

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Hyperlocal Journalism by David Harte,Rachel Howells,Andy Williams Pdf

In the wake of the withdrawal of commercial journalism from local communities at the beginning of the 21st century, Hyperlocal Journalism critically explores the development of citizen-led community news operations. The book draws together a wide range of original research by way of case studies, interviews, and industry and policy analysis, to give a complete view of what is happening to communities as their local newspapers close or go into decline to be replaced by emerging forms of digital news provision. This study takes the United Kingdom as its focus but its findings speak to common issues found in local media systems in other Western democracies. The authors investigate who is producing hyperlocal news and why, as well as production practices, models of community and participatory journalism, and the economics of hyperlocal operations. Looking holistically at hyperlocal news, Hyperlocal Journalism paints a vivid picture of citizens creating their own news services via social media and on free blogging platforms to hold power to account, redress negative reputational geographies, and to tell everyday stories of community life. The book also raises key questions about the sustainability of such endeavours in the face of optimism from commentators and policy-makers.

Author : Chris Atton
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 594 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2015-05-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781317509417

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The Routledge Companion to Alternative and Community Media by Chris Atton Pdf

The Routledge Companion to Alternative and Community Media provides an authoritative and comprehensive examination of the diverse forms, practices and philosophies of alternative and community media across the world. The volume offers a multiplicity of perspectives to examine the reasons why alternative and community media arise, how they develop in particular ways and in particular places, and how they can enrich our understanding of the broader media landscape and its place in society. The 50 chapters present a range of theoretical and methodological positions, and arguments to demonstrate the dynamic, challenging and innovative thinking around the subject; locating media theory and practice within the broader concerns of democracy, citizenship, social exclusion, race, class and gender. In addition to research from the UK, the US, Canada, Europe and Australia, the Companion also includes studies from Colombia, Haiti, India, South Korea and Zimbabwe, enabling international comparisons to be made and also allowing for the problematisation of traditional - often Western - approaches to media studies. By considering media practices across a range of cultures and communities, this collection is an ideal companion to the key issues and debates within alternative and community media.

Author : Kenneth R. Byerly
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1961
Category : Community newspapers
ISBN : UOM:39015066089098

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Community Journalism by Kenneth R. Byerly Pdf

Author : Jack Rosenberry,Burton St John
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2009-12-16
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781135966089

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Public Journalism 2.0 by Jack Rosenberry,Burton St John Pdf

Where does journalism fit in the media landscape of blogs, tweets, Facebook postings, YouTube videos, and literally billions of Web pages? Public Journalism 2.0 examines the ways that civic or public journalism is evolving, especially as audience-created content—sometimes referred to as citizen journalism or participatory journalism—becomes increasingly prominent in contemporary media. As the contributors to this edited volume demonstrate, the mere use of digital technologies is not the fundamental challenge of a new citizen-engaged journalism; rather, a depper understanding of how civic/public journalism can inform citizen-propelled initiatives is required. Through a mix of original research, essays, interviews, and case studies, this collection establishes how public journalism principles and practices offer journalists, scholars, and citizens insights into how digital technology and other contemporary practices can increase civic engagement and improve public life. Each chapter concludes with pedagogical features including: * Theoretical Implications highlighting the main theoretical lessons from each chapter, * Practical Implications applying the chapter's theoretical findings to the practice of citizen-engaged jouranlis, *Reflection Questions prompting the reader to consider how to extend the theory and application of the chapter. blogging and other participatory journalism practices enabled by digital technology are not always in line with the original vision of public journalism, which strives to report news in such a way as to promote civic engagement by its audience. Public Journalism 2.0 seeks to reinvent public journalism for the 21st century and to offer visions of how digital technology can be enlisted to promote civic involvement in the news.