Hyperlocal Journalism: The Decline of Local New, Harte..

Taylor & Francis

Hyperlocal JournalismThe decline of local newspapers and the rise of online community news\nAuthor(s): David Harte, Rachel Howells, Andy Williams\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138674530, 978-1138674530\nSynopsis\nIn the wake of the withdrawal of commercial journalism from local communities at the beginning of the 21st century, Hyperlocal Journalism critically explores the development of citizen-led community news operations. \n\nThe book draws together a wide range of original research by way of case studies, interviews, and industry and policy analysis, to give a complete view of what is happening to communities as their local newspapers close or go into decline to be replaced by emerging forms of digital news provision. This study takes the United Kingdom as its focus but its findings speak to common issues found in local media systems in other Western democracies. The authors investigate who is producing hy.