Citizens' Critical Information Needs & Local TV News
Date
2015
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Publisher
Center for Community Research & Service
Abstract
Description
Critical information needs (CINs) are essential areas of public concern about which citizens should know in order to function in their daily lives, both on the individual and community levels. In large measure, people turn toward local television news to fulfill those needs. Currently, there is no mechanism that evaluates to what extent, if any, local television news addresses CINs. This research developed such a model.
Keywords
Information needs, News, Local TV news, TV news, Media, Media in democracy
Citation
Becker, A., & Yanich, D. (2015). Citizens' Critical Information Needs & Local TV News. Newark, DE: Center for Community Research & Service; School of Public Policy & Administration; University of Delaware.