Local Journalism and Local Media: Making the Local News / Edition 2

by Bob Franklin

Overview

The local media - local newspapers and radio, regional television, cable television and local news on the internet - represents a diverse and rapidly-changing sector of the British media landscape. Bringing together media academics, local journalists and other media professionals, this text presents a thorough, up-to-date and authoritative account of recent developments and future prospects for Britain's local newspapers, local media and local journalism.

Drawing on current research and relevant literature, the book covers:

*key developments in the local media scene
*the distinctive editorial format of local newspapers
*news sources and other sources available to local journalists
*recent developments in media policy
*online journalism
*ethics and regulations
*the impact of new technology.

Situating the study within the context of local, national and multi-national media networks, this unique text provides students with a well-written and wide-ranging assessment of all aspects of the local media in the UK and as such, will be a welcome addition to the current literature.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415379540
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	08/22/2006
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	336
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Bob Franklin is Professor of Journalism Studies at the Cardiff School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies. His previous publications include Television Policy: The MacTaggart Lectures (2005), Packaging Politics: Political Communication in Britain’s Media Democracy (2004) and Newszak And News Media (1997) amongst many others.

Table of Contents

List of illustrations     viii
List of contributors     x
Preface     xvii
Local newspapers and local media     1
Attacking the devil? Local journalists and local newspapers in the UK   Bob Franklin     1
News on local radio   Andrew Crisell   Guy Starkey     16
What future for regional television news?   Richard Tait     27
News from a small country: the media in Scotland   Brian McNair     37
The regional and local media in Wales   James Thomas     49
Profits, politics and paramilitaries: the local news media in Northern Ireland   Greg McLaughlin     60
The economics of the local press     71
Educating and training local journalists   Peter Cole     73
Profits before product? Ownership and economics of the local press   Granville Williams     83
Industrial relations and local journalism   Gregor Gall     93
Local journalists and the local press: waking up to change?   Rod Pilling     104
Regulating the local press   Robert Pinker     115
Local newspapers: exploring the range     127
The alternative local press   TonyHarcup     129
Real readers, real news: the work of a local newspaper editor   Sara Hadwin     140
A right free for all! Competition, soundbite journalism and the local free press   Bob Franklin     150
Local news, global politics: reporting the London bomb attacks   Stuart Allan     162
Constructing the local news agenda     173
Local government public relations and the local press   Shirley Harrison     175
Hungry media need fast food: the role of the Central Office of Information   Brent Garner     189
The role of the freelancer in local journalism   Ros Bew     200
Trading on trust: news agencies, local journalism and local media   Martin Hamer     210
Read all about it! Editorial content in the local press     219
Letters to the editor in local and regional newspapers: giving voice to the readers   Karin Wahl-Jorgensen     221
Open source? Hearing voices in the local press   Karen Ross     232
Out damned plot: the Evening Standard and the introduction of the London congestion charge   Ivor Gaber     245
Downgrading the 'local' in local newspapers' reporting of the 2005 UK general election   Bob Franklin   Geoff Court   Stephen Cushion      256
Ethics for local journalism   Chris Frost     270
Football fanzines and local news   Chris Atton     280
Freedom of information and local journalism   Heather Brooke     290
Index     301

Editorial Reviews

'This inspiring collection... examin[es] contextual and practical matters at the forefront of a sector facing incessant challenges and change... There are many excellent chapters... the breadth and scope of subject matter, including fanzines and the alternative press, ensures this book is informative and provocative, and should inspire a wealth of much-needed research. It also provides essential context for anyone contemplating a career in journalism, a factor often sidelined in mainstream journalism training. - Sarah Niblock, Journalism Practice

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