Local Is Now National: The Athletic As A Model For Online Local News
- ASU Author/Contributor (non-ASU co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Dr.. Gregory Perreault, Associate Professor (Creator)
- Institution
- Appalachian State University (ASU )
- Web Site: https://library.appstate.edu/
Abstract: Through the lens of disruptive innovation, the present study explores a potential model for local journalism — one that has proven particularly successful for sports journalism in The Athletic. The present study reports on in-depth interviews with Athletic employees across all facets of the organization (n = 49), and argues that the key to The Athletic’s success is reflected in its emphasis on implementing a national infrastructure for local reporting, and employing journalists already embedded in local communities. The article concludes with a rudimentary rendering of how this model could be implemented for local news.
Local Is Now National: The Athletic As A Model For Online Local News
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- Publication
- Ferrucci, P. and Perreault, G. (2022). Local is now national: The Athletic as a model for online local news, New Media & Society. August 2022. doi:10.1177/14614448221117748. Publisher version of record available at: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10.1177/14614448221117748
- Language: English
- Date: 2022
- Keywords
- Ecosystem for news, in-depth interviews, local
news, new media