The Last American Newspaper

An Institution in Peril, Through the Eyes of a Small-Town Editor
Erscheinungsjahr 2022
ISBN: 978-1-4766-8826-8
Verlag: McFarland

Buch, Englisch, 277 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 634 g

This book represents what is happening in small communities across the United States as their newspapers struggle to survive. It is a celebration, not just of journalism, but the inspirational people and events that happen in small towns everywhere. Most importantly, it asks the question: who will be the community watchdog of the future?

This book memorializes the American newspaper through the story of The Post-Star of Glens Falls, NY. The author, a devoted veteran of the The Post-Star, compiles a series of vignettes that depict the newspaper's coverage of various stories over the years. It is a never-before-seen glimpse behind the newsroom curtain through the narrative non-fiction stories that chronicle the investigative journalism done in small towns and the effect it all has on the journalists and readers defined by their hometown newspaper.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Tingley, Ken

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften Journalismus & Presse
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Medien-, Informations und Kommunikationswirtschaft Presse & Journalismus

Über Autor(innen)

Ken Tingley was the editor of The Post-Star in Glens Falls, New York from 1999 to 2020. He was president of the New York State Associated Press Association in 2010 when it merged with the state broadcasters association. He also served twice on the board of directors of the American Society of Newspaper Editors and was a Pulitzer Prize judge from 2008-09. He lives in Queensbury, New York.