Bill Reader
Biographic Data
| ID | 4899628 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Bill Reader |
| GIVEN NAMES | Bill |
| FAMILY NAME | Reader |
| SIGNATURE | READER B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ohio University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Local News in Crisis
“Local news” constitutes the largest single sector of the news media in the United States, yet has recently experienced declines in revenue, reach, and influence owing to several factors, including competition, partisan political attacks, and deep cost-cutting. Hardest hit have been community newspapers, which have traditionally been the most reliable watchdogs of local government and public affairs. Local radio news has also declined precipitous…
Business and Ownership of Local Media
Local news media have two masters: the communities they inform, and the revenue streams that sustain them. This chapter considers the pros and cons of different business models and ownership types within the local news sector around the world, from corporate ‘chain’ ownership and family-owned media dynasties to ‘mom and pop’ independents and nonprofit media foundations. The authors contend that ownership models are less influential on sustainabil…
Working with the ‘gated: A case study of ABC Open’s blend of reciprocal journalism and ‘collegial gatekeeping
This case study of Australian participatory-journalism project ABC Open analyzes the role of professional staff in the gatekeeping of user-generated content. Informed by the concept of ‘reciprocal journalism’ and applying the ‘network gatekeeping theory’ developed by Barzilai-Nahon, this study finds a user-generated content project that prioritizes rapport between user-generated content contributors and the initiative’s professional gatekeepers (…
Foundations of Community Journalism
Foreword. Journalism Research: Rooted in the Groove - Jock Lauterer PART I: BACKGROUND AND EXPLICATION 1. Journalism: A Concept of Connectedness (with an essay, Community Journalism's Challenge to do Journalism, by Linda Steiner) - Bill Reader 2. Key Works: Some Connections Between Journalism and (with an essay, Bringing Scholars and Professionals Together, by Gloria Freela) - Jack Rosenberry 3. ?Minnesota Team?: Key Studies of Institutional Powe…
Turf wars: Rhetorical struggle over `prepared' letters to the editor
The study analyzes professional disagreements over the value of `prepared' letters to the editor, or pre-written letters that supporters of advocacy campaigns can sign and submit to newspapers as their own opinions. Journalists derisively call such letters `astroturf' and disdain the `fake grass-roots' nature of such letters; advocates suggest such `sample letters' help more people to get involved in public discourse. Through an open-ended textua…
Working with the ‘gated: A case study of ABC Open’s blend of reciprocal journalism and ‘collegial gatekeeping
This case study of Australian participatory-journalism project ABC Open analyzes the role of professional staff in the gatekeeping of user-generated content. Informed by the concept of ‘reciprocal journalism’ and applying the ‘network gatekeeping theory’ developed by Barzilai-Nahon, this study finds a user-generated content project that prioritizes rapport between user-generated content contributors and the initiative’s professional gatekeepers (…
Turf wars: Rhetorical struggle over `prepared' letters to the editor
The study analyzes professional disagreements over the value of `prepared' letters to the editor, or pre-written letters that supporters of advocacy campaigns can sign and submit to newspapers as their own opinions. Journalists derisively call such letters `astroturf' and disdain the `fake grass-roots' nature of such letters; advocates suggest such `sample letters' help more people to get involved in public discourse. Through an open-ended textua…
Turf wars: Rhetorical struggle over `prepared' letters to the editor
The study analyzes professional disagreements over the value of `prepared' letters to the editor, or pre-written letters that supporters of advocacy campaigns can sign and submit to newspapers as their own opinions. Journalists derisively call such letters `astroturf' and disdain the `fake grass-roots' nature of such letters; advocates suggest such `sample letters' help more people to get involved in public discourse. Through an open-ended textua…
Foundations of Community Journalism
Foreword. Journalism Research: Rooted in the Groove - Jock Lauterer PART I: BACKGROUND AND EXPLICATION 1. Journalism: A Concept of Connectedness (with an essay, Community Journalism's Challenge to do Journalism, by Linda Steiner) - Bill Reader 2. Key Works: Some Connections Between Journalism and (with an essay, Bringing Scholars and Professionals Together, by Gloria Freela) - Jack Rosenberry 3. ?Minnesota Team?: Key Studies of Institutional Powe…
Working with the ‘gated: A case study of ABC Open’s blend of reciprocal journalism and ‘collegial gatekeeping
This case study of Australian participatory-journalism project ABC Open analyzes the role of professional staff in the gatekeeping of user-generated content. Informed by the concept of ‘reciprocal journalism’ and applying the ‘network gatekeeping theory’ developed by Barzilai-Nahon, this study finds a user-generated content project that prioritizes rapport between user-generated content contributors and the initiative’s professional gatekeepers (…
Business and Ownership of Local Media
Local news media have two masters: the communities they inform, and the revenue streams that sustain them. This chapter considers the pros and cons of different business models and ownership types within the local news sector around the world, from corporate ‘chain’ ownership and family-owned media dynasties to ‘mom and pop’ independents and nonprofit media foundations. The authors contend that ownership models are less influential on sustainabil…
Local News in Crisis
“Local news” constitutes the largest single sector of the news media in the United States, yet has recently experienced declines in revenue, reach, and influence owing to several factors, including competition, partisan political attacks, and deep cost-cutting. Hardest hit have been community newspapers, which have traditionally been the most reliable watchdogs of local government and public affairs. Local radio news has also declined precipitous…
Media Studies and Communication (5 works) · Media studies (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Journalism (2 works) · Newspaper (2 works) · Social Media and Politics (2 works) · Advertising (1 works) · Art (1 works)