Edited by: Pedro Jerónimo  

“Local journalism, global challenges: news deserts, infodemic and the vastness in between” is the result of a dialogue which started around these topics at the ECREA 2022 Post Conference “The State of Local Media”, held online, on October 24th of the same year. It continues in this book and in what will come after and from it.

Introduction - Pedro Jerónimo

Part I – Making the local news

Mapping the terrain of journalism: the state of local news in Romania - Carmen Neamţu

Can automated news help local journalism? An exploratory study in Portugal - Adriana Gonçalves & Ricardo Morais

Restoring trust in local media through journalistic collaboration: European Union level iniciatives focused on investigative journalism - David Parra Valcarce, Elvira García de Torres, Pedro Jerónimo & Giovanni Ramos

Lupa NH Project: experimental strategy to combat the scarcity of local coverage in Brazil - Walter Teixeira Lima Junior, Alan Milhomem da Silva, Jéssica de Souza Carneiro & Tiago Eduardo

Part II – Local news in Asian at times of pandemic

Do media attributes determine news production? A comparative study of local and central newsrooms after the easing of pandemic restrictions in China - Carl Zhou, Linyi Gao, Jinao Li, Ranjun Hua

The changing socialized role of Chinese local media in the infodemic: a case study of the Shanghai 2022 pandemic rumours - Hongxu Zhu & Mengyao

The impact of local media on social psychology in an “infodemic” context: take Wenzhou Daily Newspaper Group as an example - Lin Shike & Chuchu Zhao

“The Power of the Civilian Hero”: effective strategies for local media coverage in response to information epidemics - Chuchu Zhao & Rongyi Chen

Available at https://labcomca.ubi.pt/local-journalism-global-challenges-news-deserts-infodemic-and-the-vastness-in-between/