Traditional Journalism in a Digital World : The Subculture of Community News Reporting.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Arnold, Carol.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (0 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Bloomsbury Academic & Professional, 2026.

Summary:

A unique view of 21st-century independent community journalism as a subculture outside of mainstream local media, revealing their struggles.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Figures

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Hyperlocal - what does it mean?

Independent publishing as a subculture

Reporter, researcher, ' bricoleur '

Carrying out the research

1 Small fish in a big pond: Independent publishing as a subculture

Subcultural theory

A ' make-do-and-mend ' culture

' Division of labour ' in the larger operations

Reciprocal engagement

Direct reciprocity

Indirect reciprocity

Sustained reciprocity

Precarity and fragmentation

Not set in stone: Parent and subcultures evolve

2 Crisis and churnalism: What went wrong in the mainstream

The internet era from 1995 onwards

What went wrong?

The rivers of gold dry up

Job cuts, ' churnalism ' and retreat from the community

Service mode

Accounts of those who left

Working culture

3 Reclaiming the community: A new breed of hyperlocal journalists

Becoming publishers

Research participants

Motivations for hyperlocal publishing

David Wimble - The Looker : Romney Marsh Kent

David Shafford and Vijay Jain - Dartford Living : Kent

James Hatts - London SE1 : South East London

Simon Perry - On the Wight : Isle of Wight

Jamie Summerfield and Jon Cook - A Little Bit of Stone : Staffordshire

William Perrin - Kings Cross Environment : Central London

Pat Gamble - West Bridgford Wire : Nottinghamshire

Richard Gurner - Caerphilly Observer : South Wales

Rachel Howells - Port Talbot Magnet : South Wales

Adam Cantwell-Corn - The Bristol Cable : Bristol

David Jackman - Everything Epping Forest and Everything Harlow : Essex

Michael Casey - Your Thurrock and Your Harlow : Essex.

Daniel Ionescu - The Lincolnite , Lincolnshire Business and Lincolnshire Reporter : Lincolnshire

Richard Coulter, Emma Cooper, Gary Brindle, Richard Drew and Paul Breeden - the Local Voice Network : Bristol

David Prior and Emma Gunby - Hyperlocal Today : Greater Manchester

Sean Kelly, Annemarie Flanagan and Sue Choularton - NeighbourNet : West London

Motivated to do better

4 'I thought you'd turn up': Retrieving the art of footwork journalism

'Tip-offs' and 'rip-offs'

' I still think you ' d win even if we built an office in your street '

Alternative approaches

Embedded

5 A constant battle: Everyday challenges (winners and losers)

Reluctant salesmen: Attitudes to advertising

Precarity as the norm

' There ' s nothing new in this world '

Not one size fits all

Harassment and nastiness

6 No longer nanoscale: Hyperlocal emerges from the shadows

A representative organization

The Local Democracy Reporting Service

Public notices an ongoing grumble

Hatches, matches and dispatches

Award nominations

Focus on public interest journalism

End of the pre-pandemic era

7 Pandemic panic: Community reporting tested by crisis

A unique challenge

How did participants fare?

The 2023 aftershock

Surprisingly upbeat

8 Still battling: Still marginalized

Local media concentration

Public notices

Local news deserts

Reshaping the sector

The Google News Showcase

Charity status win

Scaffold the crumbling building

Stop press !

References

Index.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9798765110027