Buried in the backyard: a study of locally generated content in small U.S. newspapers

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dc.contributor.advisorBurd, Geneen
dc.contributor.committeeMemberCash, Wanda G.en
dc.creatorFunk, Marcus Jamesen
dc.date.accessioned2010-10-26T20:16:25Zen
dc.date.accessioned2010-10-26T20:16:31Zen
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-11T22:20:29Z
dc.date.available2010-10-26T20:16:25Zen
dc.date.available2010-10-26T20:16:31Zen
dc.date.available2017-05-11T22:20:29Z
dc.date.issued2010-05en
dc.date.submittedMay 2010en
dc.date.updated2010-10-26T20:16:31Zen
dc.descriptiontexten
dc.description.abstractLocally generated content comprises nearly 80% of front page content for most American newspapers, with Associated Press and other wire service content comprising between 15% and 20% across various circulation categories. However, newspapers with daily circulation between 30,000 and 50,000 provide a sharp distinction – a “curve” or “groove” – publishing an average of barely 60% locally generated content on their front page, pulling nearly 40% from wire services. The anomaly declines somewhat for publications with daily circulation between 50,000 and 100,000. This statistical content analysis of 42 American newspapers of diverse circulation sizes also reveals a universal focus on domestic politics, which comprises nearly a third of all locally generated and wire content, and reveals key commonalities across circulation categories and regional boundaries.en
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2152/ETD-UT-2010-05-1053en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.subjectSmall newspapersen
dc.subjectLocally generated news contenten
dc.subjectWire news contenten
dc.subjectCirculation sizeen
dc.subjectNewspaper subject matteren
dc.subjectGeographical newspapersen
dc.subjectAmerican newspapersen
dc.subjectNewspapersen
dc.titleBuried in the backyard: a study of locally generated content in small U.S. newspapersen
dc.type.genrethesisen

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