A survey of the role and the future prospects of the local press in the 1990s. The authors also take into account the radical changes the local press have been through with new technology and the proliferation of free newspapers.
Chapter 1 Chapter 1 The local press: defining the new boundaries; Chapter 2 Chapter 2 The corporation and the parish pump; Chapter 3 Chapter 3 The traditional local press; Chapter 4 Chapter 4 Free newspapers: some of the news that's fit to print — and much that isn't; Chapter 5 Chapter 5 The alternative local press; Chapter 6 Chapter 6 The municipal free press; Chapter 7 Chapter 7 Local press reporting of the 1987 general election; Chapter 8 Epilogue The local press: what future?; Appendix I Municipal free newspapers in England, Scotland and Wales for general distribution; Appendix II West Yorkshire newspapers monitored for study of local press coverage of 1987 general election; Notes; Select bibliography; Index;
Jay G. Blumler, T. J. Nossiter, University of Leeds) Blumler, Jay G. (Professor of Journalism, University of Maryland; Professor Emeritus, Professor of Journalism, University of Maryland; Professor Emeritus, London School of Economics and Political Science) Nossiter, T. J. (Professor of Government, Professor of Government
Marshall McLuhan, Bruce R. Powers, University of Toronto) McLuhan, Marshall (late Professor, St Michael's College, University of Toronto, late Professor, St Michael's College, Niagara University) Powers, Bruce R. (Associate Professor, Communications Studies, Associate Professor, Communications Studies
Ellen Mickiewicz, Emory University) Mickiewicz, Ellen (Alben W. Barkley Professor of Political Science, Alben W. Barkley Professor of Political Science
Kathryn C. Montgomery, Los Angeles) Montgomery, Kathryn C. (Assistant Professor, Department of Film and Television, Assistant Professor, Department of Film and Television, University of California
Katz Gross, Larry Gross, John Stuart Katz, Jay Ruby, University of Pennsylvania) Gross, Larry (Professor of Communications, Professor of Communications, Ontario) Katz, John Stuart (Professor of Communications, Professor of Communications, York University, Temple University) Ruby, Jay (Professor of Communications, Professor of Communications, Larry P. Gross
Eli Noam, Columbia University; Commissioner of Public Service) Noam, Eli (Director, Center for Telecommunications and Information Studies, Director, Center for Telecommunications and Information Studies
Eli Noam, New York) Noam, Eli (Director, Center for Telecommunications and Information Studies, Director, Center for Telecommunications and Information Studies, Columbia University; Commissioner of Public Service
Marshall McLuhan, Bruce R. Powers, University of Toronto) McLuhan, Marshall (late Professor, St Michael's College, University of Toronto, late Professor, St Michael's College, Niagara University) Powers, Bruce R. (Associate Professor, Communications Studies, Associate Professor, Communications Studies
Clifford G. Christians, John P. Ferré, P. Mark Fackler, Professor of Communications) Christians, Clifford G. (Professor of Communications, both at the University of Illinois) Ferre, John P. (Associate Professor of Communications, Associate Professor of Communications, University of Louisville) Fackler, P. Mark (Associate Professor of Communications, Associate Professor of Communications, Clifford Christians, John P. Ferre
Eli M. Noam, Eli M. Noam, Columbia University Business School) Noam, Eli M. (Professor and Director, Columbia Institute for Tele-Information, Professor and Director, Columbia Institute for Tele-Information