Local is Now National: the Athletic as a Model for Online Local News
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2022
Keywords
Ecosystem for News, In-depth Interviews, Local News, Media Economics, New Media, News Deserts
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1177/14614448221117748
Abstract
Through the lens of disruptive innovation, the present study explores a potential model for local journalism—one that has proven particularly successful for sports journalism in The Athletic. The present study reports on in-depth interviews with Athletic employees across all facets of the organization (n = 49), and argues that the key to The Athletic’s success is reflected in its emphasis on implementing a national infrastructure for local reporting, and employing journalists already embedded in local communities. The article concludes with a rudimentary rendering of how this model could be implemented for local news.
Was this content written or created while at USF?
No
Citation / Publisher Attribution
New Media & Society, v. 26, issue 7, p. 4219-4235
Scholar Commons Citation
Ferrucci, Patrick and Perreault, Gregory P., "Local is Now National: the Athletic as a Model for Online Local News" (2022). School of Advertising & Mass Communications Faculty Publications. 57.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/com_facpub/57
