What News? - 9781138879591

Name: What News? - 9781138879591
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

A survey of the role and the future prospects of the local press in the 1990s. The authors also take into account the radical changes the local press have been through with new technology and the proliferation of free newspapers. > A survey of the role and the future prospects of the local press in the 1990s. The authors also take into account the radical changes the local press have been through with new technology and the proliferation of free newspapers. > Chapter 1 Chapter 1 The local press: defining the new boundaries; Chapter 2 Chapter 2 The corporation and the parish pump; Chapter 3 Chapter 3 The traditional local press; Chapter 4 Chapter 4 Free newspapers: some of the news that's fit to print \u2014 and much that isn't; Chapter 5 Chapter 5 The alternative local press; Chapter 6 Chapter 6 The municipal free press; Chapter 7 Chapter 7 Local press reporting of the 1987 general election; Chapter 8 Epilogue The local press: what future?; Appendix I Municipal free newspapers ;