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Record Nr.

UNINA9910791012803321

Autore

Alexander S. L.

Titolo

The Times-Picayune in a changing media world : the transformation of an American newspaper / / S. L. Alexander [and three others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland ; ; London, England : , : Lexington Books, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-7391-8245-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (155 p.)

Disciplina

071/.6335

Soggetti

Journalism - History - 21st century

Journalism - Technological innovations

Journalism - Economic aspects

Online journalism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Introduction: The Crisis of Metropolitan Journalism; CHAPTER ONE. The Times-Picayune of New Orleans: A Historical View; CHAPTER TWO. "Inescapable Reality": Pragmatism and the Press in the New Orleans School Desegregation Crisis of 1960-1961; CHAPTER THREE. The (Some)Times-Picayune: "Digital First" October 2012-October 2013; CHAPTER FOUR. More but Softer: A Content Analysis of News Before and After the Digital Decision at The Times-Picayune 2012; Index; About the Authors

Sommario/riassunto

<span><span>This book is a study of the 2012-2013 transition of </span><span style=""font-style:italic;"">The Times-Picayune</span><span> of New Orleans from a daily newspaper to a three-day-a-week publication with emphasis on its online presence ("Digital First"). It is instructive for all concerned with what the transformation might signify for the news profession and the role of the press in the digital age.</span></span>