Russian Regional Journalism: Struggle and Survival in the Heartland
New York et al.: Peter Lang (2020), x, 204 pp.
Contains index
ISBN 978-1-4331-7134-5 (pbk); 978-1-4331-7135-2 (ebook)
"The book examines 13 years of journalists' struggles for independence and meaning as they weigh their professional goals and community obligations against their growing dependence on local elite. Russia's sub-national levels - its provinces and communities -- remain understudied but important. Local newspapers are the only means by which news reaches many rural Russians, and Russia's "heartland" regions are a significant source of support for the current national regime." (Publisher description)
I. RUSSIAN REGIONAL JOURNALISM AND ITS CONTEXTS
1 Introduction, 3
2 Russia's Regions and Regional Journalism: The Current Context, 25
3 Local Russian Journalism as a Social Space: Field and Ecology Perspectives, 47
II. FINDINGS: THE THREE REGIONS, THEIR JOURNALISM, JOURNALISTS AND COMMUNITIES
4 Russian Regional Journalism and Its Environments, 69
5 Regional Journalists: Scarcity, Divisiveness and Persistence, 89
6 Russian Regional Journalists in a Digital Era, 109
7 Journalists' Shifting, Versatile Roles, 131
8 Cracks in the System: Journalists' Pursuit of Autonomy, 153
9 Conclusions: Daunting Challenges and Ways Forward, 173
1 Introduction, 3
2 Russia's Regions and Regional Journalism: The Current Context, 25
3 Local Russian Journalism as a Social Space: Field and Ecology Perspectives, 47
II. FINDINGS: THE THREE REGIONS, THEIR JOURNALISM, JOURNALISTS AND COMMUNITIES
4 Russian Regional Journalism and Its Environments, 69
5 Regional Journalists: Scarcity, Divisiveness and Persistence, 89
6 Russian Regional Journalists in a Digital Era, 109
7 Journalists' Shifting, Versatile Roles, 131
8 Cracks in the System: Journalists' Pursuit of Autonomy, 153
9 Conclusions: Daunting Challenges and Ways Forward, 173
