Deserted: Life Without Local News in Rural America
Autor Nick Mathewsen Limba Engleză Paperback – 15 sep 2026
The crisis of rural news consumers abandoned by corporate owners
It is no secret that ownership transfers, corporate mergers, and hedge fund takeovers have relentlessly consolidated and closed local news organizations. Mathews exposes the impact of that process on journalism, journalists, and news consumers hungry for outlets that tell their stories. A fundamental breakdown within journalism itself, the abandonment of community news has left disgruntled and disconnected locals to piece together news and information themselves. Mathews draws on the personal experiences of news gatherers and consumers to illuminate why local news cannot be scaled. Mass-produced content inevitably severs ties to communities while distant ownership is indifferent to local concerns.
Nuanced and sympathetic, <i>Deserted</i> provides a vivid portrait of the people and places forsaken by journalism’s corporate owners.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780252089701
ISBN-10: 0252089707
Pagini: 168
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Editura: University of Illinois Press
Colecția University of Illinois Press
ISBN-10: 0252089707
Pagini: 168
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Editura: University of Illinois Press
Colecția University of Illinois Press
Notă biografică
Nick Mathews is an assistant professor of journalism at the University of Missouri. He is the co-author of Reviving Rural News: Transforming the Business Model of Community Journalism in the US andBeyond.
Cuprins
Introduction
1. How did we get to this barren state?
2. The News Desert: “Something is missing in my life”
3. The Lived News Desert: “That’s not our paper”
4. The Oasis: ‘It’s our home’
5. The Journalists: “You just need to get away sometimes”
Conclusion: What is the path out of the desert?
1. How did we get to this barren state?
2. The News Desert: “Something is missing in my life”
3. The Lived News Desert: “That’s not our paper”
4. The Oasis: ‘It’s our home’
5. The Journalists: “You just need to get away sometimes”
Conclusion: What is the path out of the desert?