Local Journalism: Critical Perspectives on the Provincial Newspaper

Local Journalism investigates the range of meanings associated with the 'local newspaper' and considers how digital technology has disrupted the fabric of the local news industry.

Author: Rachel Matthews
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 07/13/2023
Pages: 220
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.13lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.56d
ISBN: 9781138366336

About the Author

Rachel Matthews is Associate Director in the Institute of Creative Cultures at Coventry University, England. She researches the past, present and future of the provincial newspaper industry. Her academic interest builds on her career working across editorial departments in weekly and daily titles in the UK.

Guy Hodgson is a lecturer for the Open University, UK, and, on a sessional basis, Liverpool John Moores University, England. His research interest is the reporting of historical events by local and national newspapers. He has worked as a journalist and lecturer for 50 years.