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Hyperlocal media and the news marketplace

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posted on 2023-06-09, 06:02 authored by Judith TownendJudith Townend
This chapter explores longstanding tensions between the private and public media sectors in the UK, focusing on new entrants to the ‘market’ or media landscape: hyperlocal and community websites and groups. Drawing on empirical evidence gathered by a collaborative research project and a range of policy and academic texts, it explores the benefits and drawbacks of a number of possible policy options for invigorating and sustaining local media, including methods of public subsidy, the development of charitably funded media, and the development of inter-organizational partnerships. It also considers a broader theoretical question about the assumptions of the ‘marketplace’ model used to develop pluralism-friendly policy: to what extent does this metaphoric terminology hinder the protection of media plurality and diversity of voices and editorial content?

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  • Published

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  • Accepted version

Publisher

Palgrave Macmillan

Page range

83-98

Book title

Media power and plurality: from hyperlocal to high-level policy

Place of publication

London

ISBN

9781349506644

Series

Palgrave global media policy and business

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  • Law Publications

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  • No

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Editors

Judith Townend, Steven Barnett

Legacy Posted Date

2017-05-03

First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date

2017-05-02

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