1. Re-Imagining Journalism: Local News for a Networked World
- Author:
- Michael R. Fancher
- Publication Date:
- 09-2011
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Aspen Institute
- Abstract:
- The financial plight of news media companies was alarmingly clear when the Knight Commission released its report in October 2009. Newspapers were closing or filing for bankruptcy. Print and broadcast news staffs were being cut and coverage reduced. There was growing concern that the loss of traditional media at the local level would lessen citizens' ability to have the information they need for their personal lives and for civic engagement, as well as their ability to hold government accountable.
- Topic:
- Democratization, Globalization, Government, and Mass Media