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14. Media Deserts: Monitoring the Changing Media Ecosystem

Authors : Michelle Ferrier, Gaurav Sinha, Michael Outrich

Published in: The Communication Crisis in America, And How to Fix It

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan US

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This chapter describes the Media Deserts Project, which allows researchers to monitor the health of media ecosystems and provides a valuable tool in policy and resource allocation. By mapping circulation data onto geographies, the Media Deserts Project relies on a geographic framework and a geographic information system technology to assess and track the changes in the information health of communities across the USA. The team behind the project is working to create new mapping tools for researchers, policymakers, and local leaders to help them identify communities lacking access to local news and information, as well as measure trends in access to critical news and information needs and where valuable human and capital resources might be deployed to establish or restore news and information coverage.

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Title: Media Deserts: Monitoring the Changing Media Ecosystem
Authors: Michelle Ferrier
Gaurav Sinha
Michael Outrich
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan US
Book: The Communication Crisis in America, And How to Fix It
Print ISBN: 978-1-349-94924-3

Electronic ISBN: 978-1-349-94925-0

Copyright Year: 2016
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-349-94925-0_14