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Examining the Social, Civic, and Political Impact of Local Newspaper Closure in Outback Australia
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Abstract Scholars across the globe have focused intently on mapping news deserts and gaps where public interest journalism is lacking or in peril. However, little attention is paid to understanding the impacts and changing media-related practices of people who live in communities that lose a designated news ... mehr
Scholars across the globe have focused intently on mapping news deserts and gaps where public interest journalism is lacking or in peril. However, little attention is paid to understanding the impacts and changing media-related practices of people who live in communities that lose a designated news service - notably a local newspaper. This article draws on a focused ethnographic study of a small outback mining town, Lightning Ridge (population 2,284), in central New South Wales, Australia. The research was conducted over a two-month period and involved participant observation, 31 interviews with residents and relevant stakeholders, and examination of several media platforms relevant to the town. The article begins with an overview of Australian policy interventions to address the decline of public interest journalism. It then discusses the impact of a local newspaper's closure via three themes - social, civic, and political. This is important because much of the policy focus in Australia is on the threat "news gaps" present to democracy. However, it is also necessary to understand the nuances of local media’s role in shaping everyday social connections and ritualistic practices and elevating issues to local networks of power. The article concludes by considering how current policy interventions can learn from failed attempts to fill the news gap in Lightning Ridge.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Journalismus; ländlicher Raum; Medien; Zeitung; Australien; Nachrichten
Klassifikation
Kommunikatorforschung, Journalismus
Druckmedien
Wirkungsforschung, Rezipientenforschung
Freie Schlagwörter
local journalism; local newspapers; news deserts; news gaps; rural media
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2023
Seitenangabe
S. 404-413
Zeitschriftentitel
Media and Communication, 11 (2023) 3
Heftthema
News Deserts: Places and Spaces Without News
ISSN
2183-2439
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)