Absolutely-- and I think that while there are tragically a lot of communities where that kind of civic journalism has already disappeared, for me as a news consumer, recognizing this is a good motivation to make sure I'm seeking out and supporting the places where it does still exist!
I find it being less a place (news outlet) and more specific journalists at specific times. Makes it harder to help teach people how to find it as a media studies scholar!
We definitely need more civic journalism that contextualizes the bad news with what we can do about it.
Absolutely-- and I think that while there are tragically a lot of communities where that kind of civic journalism has already disappeared, for me as a news consumer, recognizing this is a good motivation to make sure I'm seeking out and supporting the places where it does still exist!
I find it being less a place (news outlet) and more specific journalists at specific times. Makes it harder to help teach people how to find it as a media studies scholar!