| Contents |
Introduction: The uncertain future of local journalism / Rasmus Kleis Nielsen -- The new crisis compared: the impact of the journalism crisis on local news ecosytems in Toulouse (France) and Seattle (US) / Matthew Powers, Sandra Vera Zambrano, and Olivier Baisnée -- Local newspapers as keystone media: the increased importance of diminished newspapers for local political information environments / Rasmus Kleis Nielsen -- How news travels: a comparative study of local media ecosystems in Leeds (UK) and Philadelphia (US) / C.W. Anderson, Stephen Coleman, and Nancy Thumim -- The plurality of journalistic identities in local controversies / Florence Le Cam and David Domigo -- Rethinking local communicative spaces: implications of digital media and citizen journalism for the role of local journalism in engaging citizens / Julie Firmstone and Stephen Coleman -- Perceived relevance of and trust in local media / Bengt Engan -- Between journalistic diversity and economic constraints: local pure players in Southern France / Nikos Smyrnaios, Emmanuel Marty, and Franck Bousquet -- Hyperlocal with a mission? Motivation, strategy, engagement / Marco van Kerkhoven and Piet Bakker -- Filling the news hole? UK community news and the crisis in local journalism / Andy Williams, Dave Harte, and Jerome Turner. |
