When Local is National: An analysis of interacting journalistic communities in the coverage of sea rise

This study explicates meanings of local journalism when what was traditionally treated as a local issue for local audiences-Miami's rising seas-was thrust onto a national stage by national press and for wider audiences. Through a textual analysis of local news stories over a period of three yea...

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Published in:Journalism studies (London, England) England), 2019-02, Vol.20 (3), p.442-462
Main Authors: Gutsche, Robert E., Shumow, Moses
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
boundary intersection
climate change
geography
journalistic interpretive community
local news
national news
proximity
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Summary:This study explicates meanings of local journalism when what was traditionally treated as a local issue for local audiences-Miami's rising seas-was thrust onto a national stage by national press and for wider audiences. Through a textual analysis of local news stories over a period of three years, this paper highlights how local journalists demarcated local and national journalistic boundaries, using national news to legitimize previous local coverage of sea-level rise, as news sources in local environmental journalism that strengthened presentations by local press as expertise on the issue, ultimately positioning national journalists as "outsiders."
ISSN:1461-670X
1469-9699
DOI:10.1080/1461670X.2017.1364141