ARTICLE: The audience expects little of local journalism

The audience does not expect journalism to meet the ideals described by its consumers, write Scott Eldridge II and John Steel, both of University of Sheffield. The authors sent questionnaires to two local civic groups, and conducted discussion workshops with them. The study described is a part of a longer project intended to redefine the … Continued

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Published: 11 Mar 2016

New special section of The International Journal of Communication out now

The International Journal of Communication has just published a new special section on urban communication research. The section includes a bunch of intriguing articles for those interested in journalism. For example Researching Local News in a Big City: A Multimethod Approach by Stephen Coleman, Nancy Thumim, Giles Moss present a method for producing scalable measures for comparatively analyzing local … Continued

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Published: 25 Feb 2016

New Nordicom Review out now

A new issue of the Nordicom Review is released. Nordicom Review is a refereed journal that provides forum for media and communication researchers in the Nordic countries. Here’s few examples of the new articles: Helle Sjøvaag presents a quantitative and comparative content analysis of four Norwegian regional newspapers. She analyses the establish levels of localism in … Continued

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Published: 22 Oct 2015

ARTICLE: Participation and community news

Participation plays an important role in contemporary journalistic discourse. New article by Eric Carlsson and Bo Nilsson explores the different meanings of participation in community news media and public service media in northern Sweden. Carlsson and Nilsson discus how the three key themes, participation as marketisation, participation and production, and participation and democracy contribute to the constitution of journalistic identities in a … Continued

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Published: 2 Sep 2015

ARTICLE: Print, local or general crisis?

The newspaper crisis is something all Western countries are facing. But is it a business model crisis for newspapers in general or only a local news crisis, ask Ingela Wadbring and Annika Bergström. Wadbring and Bergström analyse the consumption of newspapers and other local news media since 1986. The findings indicate that the newspaper crisis is general and the readership … Continued

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Published: 17 Aug 2015

ARTICLE: Identity of hyperlocal news journalists

Digital technologies have enabled the rise of digitally native news media startups. Many of these startups are hyperlocal media, and are often launched by former journalists or concerned residents to provide news to their neighborhoods. The newly published article by Monica Chadha explores these individuals’ work-role transition and professional identity negotiation. The respondents see themselves as part of … Continued

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Published: 17 Aug 2015

ARTICLE: Do online hyperlocal news contribute to democracy?

A newly published case study delves into the world of hyperlocal journalism and local news blogs, and wonders if Internet increases the public scrunity and monitoring of local democracy. Published in the journal Digital Journalism, and written by Tony Harcup of University of Sheffield, the case study examines the claims that online alternative hyperlocal journalism is helping to address society’s … Continued

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Published: 3 Aug 2015

ARTICLE: Local news, citizen sources, peace journalism and more

A new issue of International Journal of Communication has been published. We cherry-picked the articles written about European journalism or by European journalism scholars, paraphrased below. Manuel Goyanes of Carlos III University writes about the willingness the pay for local news in the digital environment. He has analysed the relationships between paying intent and predictor variables such as demographics, … Continued

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Published: 13 Jun 2015

BOOK: Uncertain future of local journalism

The twenty-first century has brought major challenges to local journalism. A new academic book from Reuters Institute for Journalism delves into the centre of these challenges, looking at its past, present and future, and asking if digital media will sustain new forms of local journalism. The book, titled Local Journalism – the Decline of Newspapers and the … Continued

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Published: 4 Jun 2015

REPORT: Giving a leg-up to hyperlocal news shows promise in the UK

With only little investment, hyperlocal news ventures are able to significantly increase their usefulness to their surrounding community. The finding is stated in a freshly released report of the ‘Neighbourhood News’ -project, financed by the Carnegie UK Trust. The project was launched in 2013 to give away 10 000 £ to five hyperlocal news projects. … Continued

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Published: 10 Dec 2014