{"product_id":"deserted-nick-mathews-9780252089701","title":"Deserted: Life Without Local News in Rural America","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe crisis of rural news consumers abandoned by corporate owners\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe devastation of local news organizations has left rural areas of the US marooned in information deserts. Nick Mathews offers a boots-on-the-ground examination of the human toll of local news's erosion by the winds of de-localization and corporate indifference.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is no secret that ownership transfers, corporate mergers, and hedge fund takeovers have relentlessly consolidated and closed local news organizations. Mathews exposes the impact of that process on journalism, journalists, and news consumers hungry for outlets that tell their stories. A fundamental breakdown within journalism itself, the abandonment of community news has left disgruntled and disconnected locals to piece together news and information themselves. Mathews draws on the personal experiences of news gatherers and consumers to illuminate why local news cannot be scaled. Mass-produced content inevitably severs ties to communities while distant ownership is indifferent to local concerns.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNuanced and sympathetic, \u003ci\u003eDeserted\u003c\/i\u003e provides a vivid portrait of the people and places forsaken by journalism's corporate owners.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nick Mathews\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0252089707\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780252089701\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Illinois Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs","brand":"Nick Mathews","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48743134691583,"sku":"9780252089701","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/deserted-nick-mathews-9780252089701","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}