News Closures, Trust, and Community Attachment among Regional News Audiences
A Case Study of Australia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12909153 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sora Park (0000-0003-3082-314X, University of Canberra, corresponding author), Jee Young Lee (0000-0002-6985-1730, University of Canberra), Caroline Fisher (0000-0002-7443-3787, University of Canberra) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 1239-1253 |
| Publication date | 2023-09-10 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journalism Practice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1751-2786 • E-ISSN: 1751-2794 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17512786.2023.2255855 |
| OpenAlex | W4386605942 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 43 |
Local media play a critical role in providing information and opportunities for citizens to participate and feel attached to their local community. In recent years, there has been a decline in local news outlets and the provision of local news, which can impact residents’ sense of community. Findings from an online survey of 2,038 Australian regional news audiences conducted in 2019 reveal that local news consumption and engagement with local organisations are positively related to feelings of community attachment. On the other hand, closures of local news outlets have had a negative impact on news audiences’ attachment to their community. Trust was found to play an important mediating role between news consumption, engagement with community organisations, and community attachment. These findings highlight the importance of the provision of local news and information, and audiences’ trust in them, in engendering community attachment. The study provides valuable theoretical and practical implications regarding the impact of news outlet closures on community wellbeing in the absence of credible alternatives
Advertising · Business · Community engagement · Consumption (sociology · Feeling · Local community · News media · Political science · Public relations · Social science · Sociology · Disaster Management and Resilience · Psychology · Public Relations and Crisis Communication · Social Media and Politics · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |