The Louisville Courier-Journal's News Content after Purchase by Gannett

Datos Bibliográficos

ID7513632
AutoresDavid C Coulson (Professor and Director of graduate studies at the Reynolds School of Journalism, University of Nevada, Reno), Anne Hansen (0000-0002-7766-5188, Director of information and marketing services at Western Nevada Community College, Carson City, Nevada), Anne C Hansen (Western Nevada College)
Año1995
Volumen72
Número1
Páginas205-215
Fecha de publicación1995-03-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournalism & Mass Communication Quarterly (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1077-6990 • E-ISSN: 2161-430X
EditorialSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/107769909507200117
OpenAlexW2039025122
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas7

Analysis of the news content of the Louisville Courier-Journal showed a mixed commitment by Gannett to the editorial quality of the previously family-owned newspaper. Under Gannett, the Courier-Journal substantially increased the size of its news hole, but the average length of stories dropped, hard news coverage declined, and the number of wire-written stories exceeded staff-written pieces

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