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Ghosting the News

Local Journalism and the Crisis of American Democracy

by Margaret Sullivan
Amanda Carlin
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Ghosting the News tells the most troubling media story of our time: How democracy suffers when local news dies. Reporting on news-impoverished areas in the U.S. and around the world, America's premier media critic, Margaret Sullivan, charts the contours of the damage but also surveys some new efforts to keep local news alive — from non-profit digital sites to an effort modeled on the Peace Corps. No nostalgic paean to the roar of rumbling presses, Ghosting the News instead sounds a loud alarm, alerting citizens to the growing crisis in local news that has already done serious damage. She explains how a lack of local news in communities results in more polarization, less political engagement, and more poorly informed citizens who are less capable of making good decisions about governance. And she does it all through the lens of a journalist who spent most of her career in local news, including nearly thirteen years as the top editor of a regional newspaper, The Buffalo News. If local newspapers are on the brink of extinction, we ought to know the full extent of the losses now, before it's too late.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Columbia Global Reports

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    July 14, 2020

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780593295533
      • File size: 83889 KB
      • Duration: 02:54:46

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Listening to this book, one might think narrator Amanda Carlin is the author. Her narration is filled with the emotion and emphasis the author brought to the work. She stresses the important points without sounding strident and largely overcomes the fact that this book was written for the eye, not the ear. She breaks complex sentences into easier to comprehend segments without damaging their meaning or continuity. The foundation of the work is the author's experience in daily newspaper journalism, and she presents a compelling case for the continued survival of local daily newspapers if the public is to have a clear view of local government's actions and operations. Without independent oversight, government cannot be held accountable to taxpayers. R.C.G. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2020, Portland, Maine

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