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What Works in Community News : Media Startups, News Deserts, and the Future of the Fourth Estate by Ellen CLEGG and Dan Kennedy (2024, Hardcover)

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What Works in Community News: Media Startups, News Deserts, and the Future of the Fourth Estate by Clegg, Ellen, Kennedy, Dan [Hardcover]

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PublisherBeacon Press

ISBN-100807009946

ISBN-139780807009949

eBay Product ID (ePID)4061942545

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Book TitleWhat Works in Community News : Media Startups, News Deserts, and the Future of the Fourth Estate

Number of Pages264 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2024

TopicMedia Studies, Industries / Media & Communications, Journalism

GenreSocial Science, Language Arts & Disciplines, Business & Economics

AuthorEllen Clegg, Dan Kennedy

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Weight16.5 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.3 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2023-024381

Reviews"For readers who despair at the collapse of traditional media nationwide, this survey is a bolster; for journalists looking to create such viable news sources in their own communities, it's a highly useful road map." -- Booklist , Starred Review

Dewey Edition23/eng/20230912

Dewey Decimal070.4/33

Table Of ContentINTRODUCTION The Local News Crisis Will Be Solved One Community at a Time CHAPTER ONE New Jersey: A Digital Innovator Joins Forces with a Public Television Powerhouse CHAPTER TWO Minneapolis, Minnesota: How Heated Competition Is Reviving Local News CONVERSATIONS Steven Waldman: The president of Rebuild Local News outlines his vision for revitalizing community journalism. CHAPTER THREE Bedford, Massachusetts: A Homegrown News Site Comes into Its Own CHAPTER FOUR Denver, Colorado: The Sun Rises over a Complex Media Landscape CONVERSATIONS Kara Meyberg Guzman: A former Alden editor talks about her reinvention as a publisher and her work as a local news advocate. CHAPTER FIVE Memphis, Tennessee: A Digital Newsroom Holds Power to Account CHAPTER SIX Mendocino County, California: A Rural Startup Seeks to Find Its Footing CONVERSATIONS Meredith Clark, PhD: What does the future of local news look like? More diverse, with an emphasis on social change. CHAPTER SEVEN New Haven, Connecticut: A Longtime Digital News Project Takes to the Airwaves CHAPTER EIGHT Storm Lake, Iowa: A Print Newspaper with a Voice Fights for Survival CONVERSATIONS Elizabeth Hansen Shapiro, PhD: A scholar and serial entrepreneur looks to the future. CHAPTER NINE Texas: A High-Profile Behemoth Prepares for Its Second Act EPILOGUE The Future Is Already Here Acknowledgments Notes Index

SynopsisA groundbreaking study of the journalism startups that are solving the local news crisis one community at a time A must-read for activists, entrepreneurs, and journalists who want to start local news outlets in their communities Local news is essential to democracy. Meaningful participation in civic life is impossible without it. However, local news is in crisis. According to one widely cited study, some 2,500 newspapers have closed over the last generation. And it is often marginalized communities of color who have been left without the day-to-day journalism they need to govern themselves in a democracy. Veteran journalists Ellen Clegg and Dan Kennedy cut through the pessimism surrounding this issue, showing readers that new, innovative journalism models are popping up across the country to fill news deserts and empower communities. What Works in Community News examines more than a dozen of these projects, including: Sahan Journal , a digital publication dedicated to reporting on Minnesota's immigrant and refugee communities; MLK50: Justice Through Journalism , a nonprofit news outlet in Memphis, TN, focused on poverty, power, and public policy; New Haven Independent / WNHH / La Voz Hispana de Connecticut , a digital news project that expanded its reach in the New Haven community through radio and a Spanish-language partnership; Storm Lake Times Pilot , a print newspaper in rural Iowa innovating with a hybrid for-profit/nonprofit model; and Texas Tribune , once a pioneering upstart, now one of the most well-known--and successful--digital newsrooms in the country. Through a blend of on-the-ground reporting and interviews, Clegg and Kennedy show how these operations found seed money and support, and how they hired staff, forged their missions, and navigated challenges from the pandemic to police intimidation to stand as the last bastion of collective truth--and keep local news in local hands., A groundbreaking study of the journalism startups that are challenging status quos across the country, from an activist video feed in Minneapolis to a watchdog news site in Memphis, A groundbreaking study of the journalism startups that are solving the local news crisis one community at a time A must-read for activists, entrepreneurs, and journalists who want to start local news outlets in their communities Local news is essential to democracy. Meaningful participation in civic life is impossible without it. However, local news is in crisis. According to one widely cited study, some 2,500 newspapers have closed over the last generation. And it is often marginalized communities of color who have been left without the day-to-day journalism they need to govern themselves in a democracy. Veteran journalists Ellen Clegg and Dan Kennedy cut through the pessimism surrounding this issue, showing readers that new, innovative journalism models are popping up across the country to fill news deserts and empower communities. What Works in Community News examines more than a dozen of these projects, including- Sahan Journal , a digital publication dedicated to reporting on Minnesota's immigrant and refugee communities; MLK50- Justice Through Journalism , a nonprofit news outlet in Memphis, TN, focused on poverty, power, and public policy; New Haven Independent / WNHH / La Voz Hispana de Connecticut , a digital news project that expanded its reach in the New Haven community through radio and a Spanish-language partnership; Storm Lake Times Pilot , a print newspaper in rural Iowa innovating with a hybrid for-profit/nonprofit model; and Texas Tribune , once a pioneering upstart, now one of the most well-known-and successful-digital newsrooms in the country. Through a blend of on-the-ground reporting and interviews, Clegg and Kennedy show how these operations found seed money and support, and how they hired staff, forged their missions, and navigated challenges from the pandemic to police intimidation to stand as the last bastion of collective truth-and keep local news in local hands.

LC Classification NumberPN4784.R29C56 2024