| International Standard Book Number |
9780252049217
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780252059810
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780252089701
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| Personal Name |
Mathews, Nick author aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2023068141
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| Title Statement |
Deserted : life without local news in rural America / Nick Mathews.
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| Imprint |
Urbana : University of Illinois Press, 2026.
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| Physical Description |
pages cm
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| General Note |
Includes index.
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| Summary, Etc. |
"The devastation of local news organizations has left rural areas of the US marooned in information deserts. Nick Mathews offers a boots-on-the-ground examination of the human toll of local news's erosion by the winds of de-localization and corporate indifference. It's 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, Deserted provides a vivid portrait of the people and places forsaken by journalism's corporate owners"-- Provided by publisher.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Newspaper publishing United States http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2010103728
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
American newspapers History http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007101079
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Rural journalism United States History
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Journalism, Regional Economic aspects United States
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Journalism Economic aspects United States
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