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News Evolution or Revolution?: The Future of Print Journalism in the Digital Age: 13 (Mass Communication & Journalism) (Mass Communication and Journalism, 13) Paperback – 19 August 2014

Andrea Miller . Peter Lang Pub Inc . English

This book tells the story of modern-day newspapers by exploring the digital transition of the New Orleans Times-Picayune as a microcosm of the industry. Drawing on the expertise of scholars and professionals across a range of areas, it explores the economic, political, and social context of the move of the largest daily newspaper (to date) from print to the Web. In doing so it paints a complete picture of the current shape of the newspaper industry. While the circumstances in New Orleans anchor the book, it also includes exploration of other for-profit and nonprofit business models for newspapers; differences in how communities handle news during a crisis; implications of the digital divide; and, how different communities believe a decline in print journalism impacts politics and the functioning of local government. By researching in real-time the metamorphosis of the New Orleans Times-Picayune, the book shows what news organizations, journalists, news consumers, and professionals can learn about the future of the global newspaper industry. Is the newspaper industry in the midst of evolution or are its decisions sparking a revolution?

Categories: Business & Finance

About the Author

Dr. Amy Reynolds is dean of the College of Communication and Information at Kent State University. Reynolds earned her Ph.D. in mass communication at the University of Texas, her master's degree in journalism at Indiana University, and her bachelor's degree in English from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. Prior to earning her Ph.D., Reynolds worked as a journalist, editor and producer at newspapers and television stations (both commercial and public). Broadly speaking, Reynolds' research and writing focuses on the role of the media in a democracy. Her books and articles have examined a variety of topics, including media law; the future of print journalism in a digital world; how breaking news shrinks public debate by excluding dissenting opinions and ideas; the relationship between the press and terrorism; how law and social science can work together to produce more useful research; how the Northern press reported on the Civil War; and, how early 20th century press criticism helps us better understand today's media.

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