Community Journalism Midst Media Revolution - 9781138811065

Taylor & Francis

Community Journalism Midst Media RevolutionAuthor(s): Sue Robinson\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138811065, 978-1138811065\nSynopsis\nThis edited volume documents the changes taking place globally in local community practices. Digital technologies and globalization have forced evolutions in how we go about producing and consuming journalism, and these essays empirically and theoretically advance the scholarly conversations about those trends. What does it mean to serve the information needs of a community in a digitized social world where so many of our ties weak and strong are at least partially maintained in virtual worlds? \n\nWith authors and data from all over the world, this work celebrates a fundamental connectedness to citizens and their community and renews the emphasis on home as a mandate for any locally focused news organization. The contributions to this volume explore the \""flows\"" within both .