One of a regular series of articles that highlights research in the academy and the profession on the emerging threat of news deserts or changes in media ownership. Who fills the void when economic pressures hit local newspapers? Why are…
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JoAnn Sciarrino: Local news outlets face challenges, opportunities in digital advertising
Spotlight on Research Can small community newspapers successfully launch digital ad agencies? Four Questions with JoAnn Sciarrino One of a regular series of articles that highlights research in the academy and the profession on the emerging threat of…
Philip Napoli: How healthy is the news ecosystem in your county?
Spotlight on Research How Healthy is the News Ecosystem in Your Community? Four Questions with Philip Napoli One of a regular series of articles that highlights research in the academy and the profession on the emerging threat of…
Christopher Ali: Who should pay for local public affairs journalism?
Spotlight on Research Who should pay for local public affairs journalism? Four Questions with Christopher Ali One of a regular series of articles that highlights research in the academy and the profession on the emerging threat of news…
Merja Myllylahti: The future of ‘all-digital’ media ownership models
Since 2011, Merja Myllylahti, a former financial journalist, has been tracking media ownership patterns in New Zealand. During that time, ownership has become increasingly concentrated in the hands of a few barons. What are the implications of this for her…
Sarah Cavanah: What happens to political participation in communities when metro papers pull back?
One of a regular series of articles that highlights research in the academy and the profession on the emerging threat of news deserts or changes in media ownership. Newspapers have historically served a critical role in our democracy, identifying the…
WATCH: Launching an email newsletter product in a local market
A twice-weekly with a storied history, The Pilot of Southern Pines, North Carolina, is one of the few remaining locally owned community newspapers in North Carolina. In the past two decades, the community newspaper has grown into a statewide media…
Nikki Usher: Newsrooms and the newspaper crisis: space, place, cultural meaning
Newsroom moves and the newspaper crisis: space, place, and cultural meaning The buildings where newspapers were published in the 20th century were often iconic structures. They stood out on the skylines of large cities or became gathering places for local…
Recent Changes in Newspaper Ownership
This is a periodic update of major sales and acquisitions that have occurred since the publication of The New Media Baron and the Emerging Threat of News Deserts. The report by the University of North Carolina’s School of Media and…
James T. Hamilton: What is the value to society of investigative journalism?
What is the value to society of investigative journalism? In his new book, Democracy’s Detectives: The Economics of Investigative Journalism (Harvard, 2016), author James T. (Jay) Hamilton calculates the long-term economic consequence to society when lives are saved and disasters are averted by such reporting.