Mediated City
How does news circulate in a major post-industrial city? And how in turn are identities and differences formed and mediated through this circulation? This seminal work is the first to offer an empirical examination, and trace a city’s pattern of, news circulation.
Encompassing a comprehensive range of practices involved in producing, circulating and consuming ‘news’ and recognizing the various ways in which individuals and groups may find out, follow and discuss local issues and events, The Mediated City critiques thinking that takes the centrality of certain news media as an unquestioned starting point. By doing so, it opens up a discussion: do we know what news is? What types of media constitute it? And why does it matter?
Chris Birchall is a lecturer in digital media at the School of Media and Communication at the University of Leeds.
Jay G. Blumler is an emeritus professor of public communication at the University of Leeds and emeritus professor of journalism at the University of Maryland.
Stephen Coleman is professor of political communication in the School of Media and Communication, University of Leeds.
Julie Firmstone is associate professor at the School of Media and Communication, University of Leeds.
Giles Moss is lecturer in media policy in the School of Media and Communication, University of Leeds.
Katy Parry is a lecturer in media and communication at the University of Leeds.
Judith Stamper is associate professor of broadcast journalism at the School of Media and Communication, University of Leeds.
Nancy Thumim is a lecturer in media and communication at the University of Leeds.