Firmstone, JA and Coleman, S (2014) The changing role of the local news media in enabling citizens to engage in local democracies. Journalism Practice. ISSN 1751-2786
Abstract
Using Leeds City Council in the United Kingdom as a case study, we analyse comparatively the changing role of local journalism in the public communications and engagement strategies of local government. Drawing on over 20 semi-structured interviews with elected politicians, Council strategists, mainstream journalists, and citizen journalists, the article explores perceptions of the mainstream news media's role versus new modes of communication in engaging and communicating with citizens. We evaluate the Council's perceptions of its online and offline practices of engagement with different publics, and focus in particular on their interactions with journalists, the news media, and citizen journalists. The article considers how moves towards digital modes of engagement are changing perceptions of the professional role orientations of journalists in mediating between the Council and the general public.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis Group in Journalism Practice on April 2014, available online at: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/17512786.2014.895516 |
Keywords: | Citizen journalism; hyperlocal news; local democracy; local government; local news; public engagement |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Media & Communication (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 23 Jun 2014 13:06 |
Last Modified: | 03 Nov 2015 14:23 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17512786.2014.895516 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/17512786.2014.895516 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:79227 |