The Last American Newspaper - Ken Tingley

The Last American Newspaper

An Institution in Peril, Through the Eyes of a Small-Town Editor

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Buch | Softcover
335 Seiten
2022
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-8826-8 (ISBN)
36,15 inkl. MwSt
Represents what is happening in small communities across the United States as their newspapers struggle to survive. The book is a celebration, not just of journalism, but the inspirational people and events that happen in small towns everywhere. Most importantly, it asks the question: who will be the community watchdog of the future?
This book reveals what is happening in small communities across the United States as their newspapers struggle to survive. It is a celebration not just of journalism, but of the inspirational people who do it and the news and events of small towns. Importantly, it asks the question: who will be the community watchdog of the future?

This book memorializes the American newspaper through the story of the Post-Star of Glens Falls, NY. The author, a devoted veteran of the Post-Star, compiles a series of vignettes that depict the newspaper's coverage over the years. They provide a glimpse behind the newsroom curtain through the stories of the investigative journalism done in small towns.

Ken Tingley was the editor of The Post-Star in Glens Falls, New York, from 1999 to 2020. He was president of the New York State Associated Press Association in 2010 when it merged with the state broadcasters association. He served twice on the board of directors of the American Society of Newspaper Editors and was a Pulitzer Prize judge in 2008 and 2009. He lives in Queensbury, New York.

Table of Contents


Acknowledgments

Foreword: The Last American Newspaper by Gary Kebbel

Preface

Introduction: Mary Joseph

1. “My high school is on TV”

2. “Get up, get out”

3. 9/11

4. Maury

5. Growing Up Gay

6. “She has suffered enough…”

7. The Photograph

8. Street of Dreams

9. Monsters After Midnight

10. ­­­­­9-1-1

11. Breaking Their Silence

12. “I don’t know where my husband is”

13. “Was that Vito?”

14. Congressman ­­­­­Kick-Ass

15. Not Again…

16. Parents Still Don’t Get It

17. “You won it, buddy”

18. “There are kids in there”

19. Profile in Courage

20. You Don’t Want to Read This

21. Who Will Take Care of Us?

22. The Evil Librarian

23. Heroin Hits Home

24. The Difficult Mr. Lehman

25. The Great Email Caper

26. The Alzheimer’s Chronicles

27. “We’ve got one coming for you, Post-Star”

28. The Last Year

Epilogue

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index

Erscheinungsdatum
Zusatzinfo 35 photos, notes, bibliography, index
Verlagsort Jefferson, NC
Sprache englisch
Maße 178 x 254 mm
Gewicht 585 g
Themenwelt Geschichte Teilgebiete der Geschichte Wirtschaftsgeschichte
Sozialwissenschaften Kommunikation / Medien Journalistik
Sozialwissenschaften Kommunikation / Medien Medienwissenschaft
ISBN-10 1-4766-8826-5 / 1476688265
ISBN-13 978-1-4766-8826-8 / 9781476688268
Zustand Neuware
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