Community Journalism: Relentlessly Local

by Lauterer, Jock

• ISBN13: 9780807856291
• ISBN10: 0807856290
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-01-01
• Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Pr

Summary

Regarded as the primary textbook and sourcebook for the teaching and practice of local journalism and newspaper publishing in the U.S., this book addresses the issues a small-town newspaper writer or publisher is likely to face, from why community journalism is important and distinctive; to hints for reporting, news writing, and feature writing with a "community spin"; to handling design, production, photojournalism, and staff management. This edition includes a new "Best Practices" chapter for online newspapers.

Author Biography

Jock Lauterer is lecturer in journalism at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and founding director of the Carolina Community Media Project at the university's School of Journalism and Mass Communication.

Table of Contents

Foreword	xi
Gloria B. Freeland
Introduction---The Community Newspaper: An Essential Institution	xiii
Jerry Brown
Preface: The Newspapers of the Blue Highways	xvii
Acknowledgments	xxi
The State of Community Journalism	1	(21)
With Apologies to Nike, but Why Just Do It?	22	(8)
What Am I Doing Here?	30	(22)
Whose Paper Is It Anyway?	52	(18)
About That Little Old Lady from Dubuque	70	(13)
About the Community in Community Journalism	83	(8)
News: 9/11 Was Local News Everywhere	91	(28)
Features: Pay Attention to the Signs	119	(22)
Editorials: The Rapier, Not the Sledgehammer	141	(18)
Interviewing and Writing	159	(25)
It Used to Be Called the Women's Page	184	(11)
Community Sports: It's Only a Game, Right?	195	(20)
Graphics, Design and the Community Paper	215	(11)
Photojournalism: Put That Camera Down and Dance, Boy!	226	(19)
Technology and Community Newspapers	245	(14)
Ethics and Community Newspapers: A Different Way of Looking at Things	259	(24)
We Mean Business, Too	283	(10)
Newsroom Management: The Personnel Approach	293	(23)
¿Hablamos Espanol? (Do We Speak Spanish?)	316	(16)
The Great Good Paper	332	(32)
The Evolution of a Community Newspaper	364	(13)
A Johnny Appleseed Community Journalism Roadshow	377	(9)
Two Case Studies of Community Newspaper Start-Ups: One Home Run, One Sacrifice Fly	386	(15)
Speedbumps and Troubleshooting	401	(6)
Epilogue	407	(2)
A Community Journalism Glossary	409	(8)
More Resources and References for Community Journalists	417	(4)
Index	421