Community Journalism Relentlessly Local

Name: Community Journalism Relentlessly Local
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ISBN: 9780807856291

ISBN-10: 0807856290

ISBN-13: 9780807856291

Edition: 3rd 2006

Authors: Jock Lauterer

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No matter how ambitious they may be, most novice journalists don't get their start at the New York Times. They get their first jobs at smaller local community newspapers that require a different style of reporting than the detached, impersonal approach expected of major international publications. As the primary textbook and sourcebook for the teaching and practice of local journalism and newspaper publishing in the United States, Community Journalism addresses the issues a small-town newspaper writer or publisher is likely to face. Jock Lauterer covers topics ranging from why community journalism is important and distinctive; to hints for reporting and writing with a "community spin"; to…

Book details

List price: $60.00
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Publication date: 1/24/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 456
Size: 7.00" wide x 10.00" long x 0.92" tall
Weight: 1.782
Language: English



Foreword



Introduction-The Community Newspaper: An Essential Institution



Preface: The Newspapers of the Blue Highways


Acknowledgments



The State of Community Journalism



With Apologies to Nike, but Why Just Do It?



What Am I Doing Here?



Whose Paper Is It Anyway?



About That Little Old Lady from Dubuque



About the Community in Community Journalism



News: 9/11 Was Local News Everywhere



Features: Pay Attention to the Signs



Editorials: The Rapier, Not the Sledgehammer



Interviewing and Writing



It Used to Be Called the Women's Page



Community Sports: It's Only a Game, Right?



Graphics, Design and the Community Paper



Photojournalism: Put That Camera Down and Dance, Boy!



Technology and Community Newspapers



Ethics and Community Newspapers: A Different Way of Looking at Things



We Mean Business, Too



Newsroom Management: The Personnel Approach



Hablamos Espanol? (Do We Speak Spanish?)



The Great Good Paper



The Evolution of a Community Newspaper



A Johnny Appleseed Community Journalism Roadshow



Two Case Studies of Community Newspaper Start-Ups: One Home Run, One Sacrifice Fly



Speedbumps and Troubleshooting


Epilogue


A Community Journalism Glossary


More Resources and References for Community Journalists


Index