Spotlight on Research

A regular series of articles that highlights research in the academy and in the profession on the emerging threat of news deserts or changes in media ownership.

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January 9th, 2017

What Happens to Political Participation in Communities When Metro Papers Pull Back? Questions with Sarah Cavanah

Newspapers have historically served a critical role in our democracy, identifying the “hot button” issues that are debated and voted on in communities large and small.   Dr. Sarah Cavanah, an assistant professor at the University of North Dakota, is focused on researching the role of public affairs journalism in supporting healthy communities. A former newspaper and magazine journalist and public Continue Reading

November 28th, 2016

Newsroom Moves and the Newspaper Crisis: Space, Place, and Cultural Meaning: Questions with Nikki Usher

The buildings where newspapers were published in the 20th century were often iconic structures. They stood out on the skylines of large cities or became gathering places for local residents in small communities. Perhaps none was more symbolic of the community it called home than Florida’s flagship Miami Herald building that looked out on Biscayne Bay. Built in 1963, it also Continue Reading

November 2nd, 2016

Democracy’s Detectives: The Economics of Investigative Journalism, Questions with James Hamilton

What is the value to society of investigative journalism? In his new book, Democracy’s Detectives: The Economics of Investigative Journalism (Harvard, 2016), author James T. (Jay) Hamilton calculates the long-term economic consequence to society when lives are saved and disasters are averted by such reporting.  He argues that citizens who live in a community are the real beneficiaries of investigative Continue Reading

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