Public Affairs News and Local Relevance in Digital Journalism: Comparing Nonprofit Versus Commercial Digital News Outlets Across Levels of Community Pluralism
Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly
Published online on January 19, 2026
Abstract
Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, Volume 103, Issue 2, Page 640-663, June 2026.
Drawing from both critical political economy and community structure perspectives, this study compares local news quality in stories from nonprofit and commercial news sites in both high- and low- pluralism communities in the United States. Findings ...
Drawing from both critical political economy and community structure perspectives, this study compares local news quality in stories from nonprofit and commercial news sites in both high- and low- pluralism communities in the United States. Findings ...