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OverviewRegional newspapers around the globe are fighting to survive in the face of challenges to their economic model, due to the constant influx of new technology. At the same time, while studies of the national press have created a continuous narrative on the newspaper, the history of the regional press has been subject to relatively little academic scrutiny, despite being a significant industry in terms of a readership, circulation and profit. By focusing on provincial English newspapers, Matthews makes the case for the larger issue of the future of local newspapers worldwide. She argues that a comprehensive approach to the history of the regional press can result in a conceptualization of the industry in terms of the shift in emphasis between the key elements of state control, ownership, social influence and production techniques. They can be categorized into six distinct stages: the local newspaper as opportunistic creation; the characterization of the local newspaper as fourth estate; the impact of New Journalism; the growth of chain control, the shock of the free paper and new technology and finally, the current picture, the search for a new business model. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Rachel Matthews (Coventry University, UK)Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic USA Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.423kg ISBN: 9781441162304ISBN 10: 1441162305 Pages: 256 Publication Date: 18 May 2017 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Language: English Table of ContentsPreface List of tables and illustrations Chapter 1: Introduction The provincial press: the contemporary conundrum Editorial workers in the provincial press The 'national' versus 'provincial' dichotomy examined Reappraising the provincial press Chapter 2: Printers Papers Re-imagining the early provincial newspaper The newspaper's place in the commercial landscape Early ventures in the newspaper industry Establishing a market: 'freshest advices' and circulation The reader, cure-alls and books Advertising and profit The emergence of local journalism Chapter 3: Provincial press and politics The political bent Politics and the battle for a Free Press Communities of interest and Profit Industrialisation: demarcation and news work The good of the community and representation Chapter 4: New Journalism The emergence of 'news' The development of news presentation as a sales technique The influence of New Journalism on content and production New Journalism and the Midland Daily Telegraph Commercial success as an organising factor Chapter 5: The corporitisation of the provincial press. The Growth of Chain Control The consolidation of ownership: pattern and process Lord Rothermere: ambition and resistance Newspaper costs as a driver for consolidation Consolidation of ownership: Royal Commissions Commercial practice and the good of the community Chapter 6: Provincial Press and World War Two Conflict is good news for newspapers The provincial press and the community in World War One Publishing in the face of the adversity of World War Two The business of newspaper publishing in wartime The Provincial Press and Morale Chapter 7: The deunionisation of the provincial press New Technology The changing motivations for newspaper ownership. Rising costs and competition. Computerisation. The legacy of new technology: working practices and content. Chapter 8: The Digital Turn Interpreting the crisis in local news? Digital beginnings Redefining the provincial press in a digital age. Where now the future for local news? Bibliography IndexReviewsThis is a radical, historical reassessment of a much-neglected media form. Dismissing nostalgia for a 'Golden Age', Matthews' persuasive polemic argues that the digital turn in provincial news may yet see it return to journalism's foundational myth of serving the interests of the community. Martin Conboy, Professor of Journalism History, University of Sheffield, UK In this very well-researched, well-written exploration of the provincial press in England, Rachel Mathews compels us to rethink the relationship of media companies to society. At the core of the relationship, she argues, is not the public interest or good of the community, but the profit motive. This is a very thought-provoking read that takes use outside the media centers to where the rest of us live. Elliot King, Professor and Chair Department of Communication, Loyola University Maryland, USA This is a radical, historical reassessment of a much-neglected media form. Dismissing nostalgia for a 'Golden Age', Matthews' persuasive polemic argues that the digital turn in provincial news may yet see it return to journalism's foundational myth of serving the interests of the community. Martin Conboy, Professor of Journalism History, University of Sheffield, UK In this very well-researched, well-written exploration of the provincial press in England, Rachel Mathews compels us to rethink the relationship of media companies to society. At the core of the relationship, she argues, is not the public interest or good of the community, but the profit motive. This is a very thought-provoking read that takes use outside the media centers to where the rest of us live. Elliot King, Professor and Chair Department of Communication, Loyola University Maryland, USA Rachel Matthews' new book offers a wonderfully insightful, scholarly, comprehensive and highly readable, historical account of the intriguing twists and turns which have characterized the development of the Provincial Press in England. Her analysis highlights the impact of changing media technologies as well as economic, social, cultural, political and ideological factors and their consequences for the local and regional press. Studies of the provincial press have too often suffered a curious and inexplicable scholarly neglect, but no more! The History of the Provincial Press in England offers a landmark study of local newspapers from the early publication of the Daily Courant in 1702, to the more recent 'digital turn', the advent of hyperlocalism, and online local editions. As an ex-local journalist turned scholar, Dr Matthews' book will be of great interest to everyone interested in the future of local journalism and developments in journalism studies. Bob Franklin, Professor of Journalism Studies in the Cardiff School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies, Cardiff University, Wales, UK This thoughtful and much needed one volume history of provincial press in England will stimulate researchers and students to attend more closely to an important, and under studied, area of media history. It should be read by anyone interested in the subject. Tom O'Malley, Emeritus Professor Media, Aberystwyth University, UK This is a radical, historical reassessment of a much-neglected media form. Dismissing nostalgia for a 'Golden Age', Matthews' persuasive polemic argues that the digital turn in provincial news may yet see it return to journalism's foundational myth of serving the interests of the community. Martin Conboy, Professor of Journalism History, University of Sheffield, UK In this very well-researched, well-written exploration of the provincial press in England, Rachel Mathews compels us to rethink the relationship of media companies to society. At the core of the relationship, she argues, is not the public interest or good of the community, but the profit motive. This is a very thought-provoking read that takes use outside the media centers to where the rest of us live. Elliot King, Professor and Chair Department of Communication, Loyola University Maryland, USA Rachel Matthews' new book offers a wonderfully insightful, scholarly, comprehensive and highly readable, historical account of the intriguing twists and turns which have characterized the development of the Provincial Press in England. Her analysis highlights the impact of changing media technologies as well as economic, social, cultural, political and ideological factors and their consequences for the local and regional press. Studies of the provincial press have too often suffered a curious and inexplicable scholarly neglect, but no more! The History of the Provincial Press in England offers a landmark study of local newspapers from the early publication of the Daily Courant in 1702, to the more recent 'digital turn', the advent of hyperlocalism, and online local editions. As an ex-local journalist turned scholar, Dr Matthews' book will be of great interest to everyone interested in the future of local journalism and developments in journalism studies. Bob Franklin, Professor of Journalism Studies in the Cardiff School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies, Cardiff University, Wales, UK This thoughtful and much needed one volume history of provincial press in England will stimulate researchers and students to attend more closely to an important, and under studied, area of media history. It should be read by anyone interested in the subject. T.P.O'Malley, Emeritus Professor Media, Aberystwyth University, UK This is a radical, historical reassessment of a much-neglected media form. Dismissing nostalgia for a 'Golden Age', Matthews' persuasive polemic argues that the digital turn in provincial news may yet see it return to journalism's foundational myth of serving the interests of the community. Martin Conboy, Professor of Journalism History, University of Sheffield, UK Author InformationRachel Matthews is Principal Lecturer in Journalism at Coventry University, UK. She spent 15 years in the regional newspaper industry, rising to the position of Deputy Editor. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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