Christopher Ali is an assistant professor in the Department of Media Studies at the University of Virginia. He is a coauthor of Echoes of Gabriel Tarde: What We Know Better or Different 100 Years Later.

• CoverTitleContentsAcknowledgmentsAbbreviationsPart I: Introducing LocalismIntroduction: Where Is Here?1. Mapping the LocalPart II: Regulating Localism2. The Policies of Localism: Debates, Dilemmas, and Decisions in Local Television Regulation3. The Communities of Localism: Community Television in the Digital Age4. The Ecosystems of Localism: A Holistic Approach to Local News and Information5. The Solutions of Localism: Regulatory Approaches to the Crisis of Local TelevisionPart III: Fixing Localism6. The Political Economy of Localism: Critical Regionalism and the Policies of Place7. Interventions in Localism: From Public Goods to Merit GoodsConclusion: The Right to Be Local?Appendix: An Essay on MethodNotesReferencesIndex

"Energetically written. . . . Crucial topics for understanding what is actually going on behind the scenes of your local nightly news."--Sante Fe New Mexican"Shines a needed light on the threats that local broadcasters are currently facing. . . . The conversation about media localism is an important one, and this book raises critical questions and posits thought-provoking ideas for a path forward."--Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly"The book is well researched. . . . The conversation about media localism is an important one, and this book raises critical questions and posits thought-provoking ideas for a new path forward."--American Journalism

Christopher Ali is an assistant professor in the Department of Media Studies at the University of Virginia. He is a coauthor of Echoes of Gabriel Tarde: What We Know Better or Different 100 Years Later.

• CoverTitleContentsAcknowledgmentsAbbreviationsPart I: Introducing LocalismIntroduction: Where Is Here?1. Mapping the LocalPart II: Regulating Localism2. The Policies of Localism: Debates, Dilemmas, and Decisions in Local Television Regulation3. The Communities of Localism: Community Television in the Digital Age4. The Ecosystems of Localism: A Holistic Approach to Local News and Information5. The Solutions of Localism: Regulatory Approaches to the Crisis of Local TelevisionPart III: Fixing Localism6. The Political Economy of Localism: Critical Regionalism and the Policies of Place7. Interventions in Localism: From Public Goods to Merit GoodsConclusion: The Right to Be Local?Appendix: An Essay on MethodNotesReferencesIndex

"Energetically written. . . . Crucial topics for understanding what is actually going on behind the scenes of your local nightly news."--Sante Fe New Mexican"Shines a needed light on the threats that local broadcasters are currently facing. . . . The conversation about media localism is an important one, and this book raises critical questions and posits thought-provoking ideas for a path forward."--Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly"The book is well researched. . . . The conversation about media localism is an important one, and this book raises critical questions and posits thought-provoking ideas for a new path forward."--American Journalism

Christopher Ali is an assistant professor in the Department of Media Studies at the University of Virginia. He is a coauthor of Echoes of Gabriel Tarde: What We Know Better or Different 100 Years Later.

• CoverTitleContentsAcknowledgmentsAbbreviationsPart I: Introducing LocalismIntroduction: Where Is Here?1. Mapping the LocalPart II: Regulating Localism2. The Policies of Localism: Debates, Dilemmas, and Decisions in Local Television Regulation3. The Communities of Localism: Community Television in the Digital Age4. The Ecosystems of Localism: A Holistic Approach to Local News and Information5. The Solutions of Localism: Regulatory Approaches to the Crisis of Local TelevisionPart III: Fixing Localism6. The Political Economy of Localism: Critical Regionalism and the Policies of Place7. Interventions in Localism: From Public Goods to Merit GoodsConclusion: The Right to Be Local?Appendix: An Essay on MethodNotesReferencesIndex

"Energetically written. . . . Crucial topics for understanding what is actually going on behind the scenes of your local nightly news."--Sante Fe New Mexican"Shines a needed light on the threats that local broadcasters are currently facing. . . . The conversation about media localism is an important one, and this book raises critical questions and posits thought-provoking ideas for a path forward."--Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly"The book is well researched. . . . The conversation about media localism is an important one, and this book raises critical questions and posits thought-provoking ideas for a new path forward."--American Journalism