What Works in Community News: Media Startups, News Deserts, and the Future of the Fourth Estate

by Dan Kennedy and Ellen Clegg

A groundbreaking study of the journalism startups that are solving the local news crisis one community at a time

A must-read for activists, entrepreneurs, and journalists who want to start local news outlets in their communities

Local news is essential to democracy. Meaningful participation in civic life is impossible without it. However, local news is in crisis. According to one widely cited study, some 2,500 newspapers...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807009946
• ISBN13: 9780807009949
• Release Date: January 2024
• Publisher: Beacon Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"