{"product_id":"ghosting-the-news-local-journalism-and-the-crisis-of-american-democracy-9781733623780","title":"Ghosting the News: Local Journalism and the Crisis of American Democracy","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"An excellent introduction to the essential problem of our republic. With a wake-up call like this one, we still have a chance.\" --Timothy Snyder, author of \u003ci\u003eOn Tyranny\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eGhosting the News\u003c\/i\u003e tells the most troubling media story of our time: How democracy suffers when local news dies. From 2004 to 2015, 1,800 print newspaper outlets closed in the U.S. One in five news organizations in Canada has closed since 2008. One in three Brazilians lives in news deserts. The absence of accountability journalism has created an atmosphere in which indicted politicians were elected, school superintendents were mismanaging districts, and police chiefs were getting mysterious payouts. This is not the much-discussed fake-news problem--it's the separate problem of a critical shortage of real news. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmerica's premier media critic, Margaret Sullivan, charts the contours of the damage, and surveys a range of new efforts to keep local news alive--from non-profit digital sites to an effort modeled on the Peace Corps. No nostalgic paean to the roar of rumbling presses, \u003ci\u003eGhosting the News\u003c\/i\u003e instead sounds a loud alarm, alerting citizens to a growing crisis in local news that has already done serious damage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-13290884\"\u003eMargaret Sullivan\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Columbia Global Reports\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/14\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 105\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.40h x 4.90w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781733623780\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1733623787\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BUS\"\u003eBusiness \u0026amp; Economics\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BUS070060\"\u003eIndustries | Media \u0026amp; Communications\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POL\"\u003ePolitical Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POL040040\"\u003eAmerican Government | Local\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POL\"\u003ePolitical Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POL065000\"\u003ePolitical Process | Media \u0026amp; Internet\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMargaret Sullivan\u003c\/b\u003e is the media columnist for \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, the former public editor of \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and the former chief editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Buffalo News\u003c\/i\u003e, where she started her career as an intern. She is a former member of the Pulitzer Prize board. She lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Columbia Global Reports","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42701775601901,"sku":"9781733623780","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_40cdd103-b7d4-40fc-b30a-512f8ab0a361.jpg?v=1649952684","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/ghosting-the-news-local-journalism-and-the-crisis-of-american-democracy-9781733623780","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}