News Desert U
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Description
News Desert U examines the phenomenon of university faculty and students stepping up to save local news.
As hedge funds and corporations dismantle and drain existing media, these news-academic partnerships provide an anecdote by doing the opposite. From rural towns to marginalized communities ignored by mainstream media, these news desert publications aim to reinvent what journalism could and should be with the next generation of journalists.
Through six case studies from across the United States, the authors explore the opportunities and challenges that come from running community news outlets from campus. Covering initiatives in Nevada, Kansas, Iowa, Ohio, Georgia, and Massachusetts, News Desert U offers guidance on how these outlets started, day-to-day structure, operating challenges, finances, the impact on students, community reaction, and lessons learned.
While these case studies illustrate there is not one model for how universities can step in to save local news, this book provides an in-depth and groundbreaking analysis of its central question: What does it mean when the university owns the news?
Table of Contents
Introduction: Welcome to News Desert U
1. Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun and Solon Economist: Saving Existing Newsrooms in Iowa
2. Oglethorpe Echo: Putting Community in Community News in Georgia
3. Good Morning Indian Country: Solving a Broadcast News Desert in Kansas
4. The Scope: Serving Boston's Core Neighborhoods
5. Noticiero Móvil: Transitioning a News-Academic Partnership in Nevada
6. Oxford Observer:Closing a News Desert Publication in Ohio
Conclusion: When the University Owns the News
References
Endnotes
About the Authors
Index
Product details
| Published | Sep 03 2026 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 208 |
| ISBN | 9781978765047 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Illustrations | 15 tables |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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