News Hole - The Demise of Local Journalism and Political Engagement

Explores how the decline in local political reporting has depressed citizen engagement with local politics in the US.

List of contents

1. The Local Political Engagement Puzzle; 2. The Great Gutting of US Newspapers; 3. Where Local News Has Suffered Most; 4. As Local News Goes, So Goes Political Engagement; 5. Everyone Loses When Local News Declines; 6. Saving Local News; 7. Local News and American Democracy.

About the author

Danny Hayes is Professor in the Department of Political Science, George Washington University.Jennifer L. Lawless is the Leone Reeves and George W. Spicer Professor in the Department of Politics, University of Virginia.

Summary

The erosion of local news has left Americans less knowledgeable about local politics and reduced their participation in local elections. This study uses extensive new data on voters and local media, as well as interviews with reporters and editors, to explore the causes of this problem and possible solutions.

Additional text

'For those who still question why the decline of local journalism matters, this book provides the answer, through a series of clear and compelling studies that show how democracy suffers as local journalism deteriorates. And, not content to just sound the alarm, Hayes and Lawless explore a key solution path – resuscitating audience demand for local news.' Philip Michael Napoli, Duke University

Product details

• Authors: Danny Hayes, Danny (George Washington University Hayes, Hayes Danny, Jennifer L. Lawless, Lawless Jennifer L.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2021
• EAN: 9781108834773
• ISBN: 978-1-108-83477-3
• No. of pages: 250
• Series: Communication, Society and Politics
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Media Studies, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Journalism, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Media & Communications, Press & journalism, Politics & government, Politics and government, News media and journalism, Media studies: Journalism