Firmstone, J (2016) Mapping Changes in Local News. Journalism Practice, 10 (7). pp. 928-938. ISSN 1751-2786
Abstract
Local news media in the United Kingdom are undergoing a multitude of changes which have implications for our understanding of their value in local democracies. Despite the potential significance of these changes for those actors responsible for the provision of local news, very little research has investigated journalists’ and political communicators’ perceptions of the impact of these threats and opportunities. This article addresses this gap by presenting research which investigated the views of key stakeholders in the production of local news in a large city in the United Kingdom. The thematic analysis of 14 interviews evaluates how normative roles attributed to journalism, such as representing the public, acting as a watchdog, providing information, and running campaigns, are being fulfilled by different news providers in the current news ecology.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2016, Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Journalism Practice on 06 Apr 2016, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/17512786.2016.1165136 |
Keywords: | citizen journalism; civic news; hyperlocal; local journalism; local news |
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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: | 21 Mar 2016 15:48 |
Last Modified: | 07 Oct 2017 02:41 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17512786.2016.1165136 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/17512786.2016.1165136 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:96293 |