Death of the Daily News : How Citizen Gatekeepers Can Save Local Journalism / Andrew Conte.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Conte, Andrew, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Citizen journalism--Pennsylvania--McKeesport.

Citizen journalism.

Local mass media--Pennsylvania--McKeesport.

Local mass media.

Pennsylvania--McKeesport.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (191 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Pittsburgh, PA : University of Pittsburgh Press, [2022]

Summary:

The City of McKeesport in southwestern Pennsylvania once had a population of more than fifty thousand people and a newspaper that dated back to the nineteenth century. Technology has caused massive disruption to American journalism, throwing thousands of reporters out of work, closing newsrooms, and leaving vast areas with few traditional news sources - including McKeesport. With the loss of their local paper in 2015, residents now struggle to make sense of what goes on in their community and to separate facts from gossip - often driven by social media. The changes taking place in this one Pennsylvania community are being repeated across the United States as hundreds of local newspapers close, creating news deserts and leaving citizens with little access to reliable local journalism. The obituary for local news, however, does not have to read all bad: Even in the bleakest places, citizens are discovering what happens in their communities and becoming gatekeepers to information for the people around them. In McKeesport, citizens are attempting to make sense of the news on their own, for better and worse. This experiment not only offers clues about what happens after a local newspaper dies, but also provides guidance to the way forward.

Contents:

Postmortem. Place of death ; Time of death ; Cause of death

Stages of grief. Losing ; Searching ; Sharing ; Discovering

Obituary. When a newspaper dies ; A prayer for the living

Epilogue.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Conte, Andrew Death of the Daily News

ISBN:

9780822988908

OCLC:

1333083245