Overview

"Newspapers as a record of the day's events and conduit for public business have been part of life in the United States for several hundred years. While some newspapers claim the ""newspaper of record"" characteristics for themsleves, others are so designated to serve specific com,munity functions, such as the town chronicler or public notice distributor. The expression ""newspaper of record"" is most often found among works by lawyers, historians, and librarians. Yet many newspapers are now developing online news products that do not correspond directly to the newsprint version. Many are asking whether online newspaper will replace traditional newsprint products and whether the online version can or should be treated as equal to the newsprint version. State and municipal government are exploring electronic distribution of public notices, challenging newspapers' exclusive claim to legal notice advertising revenue. Martin and Hansen focus on some of the traditional uses of newspapers by groups who use the ""newspaper of record"" concept--lawyers, historians, and librarians--and compare traditional newspapers to online newspapers as ""records."" After a review of the history of the ""newspaper of record"" concept, they examine legal, historical, and archival uses for newspapers, report on several case studies of online newspaper production, and conclude with suggestions for future scholarly, legal, and industry focus on the ""newspaper of record"" concept. This valuable analysis serves professionals in journalism and law as well as scholars and researchers in journalism and archive management."

Full Product Details

Author:   Kathleen A. Hansen ,  Shannon E. Martin
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Praeger Publishers Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.426kg
ISBN:  

9780275959609

ISBN 10:   0275959600
Pages:   176
Publication Date:   28 July 1998
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

"Series Foreword Introduction The Newspaper as an ""Official Publication"" The News Industry and ""Newspapers of Record"" The Legal System and ""Legal Notices"" in Newspapers Newspapers as Reference Sources Newspapers Online Newspapers as Records in a Digital Environment Appendix: Examples of Legal Notices Selected Bibliography Index"

Reviews

?So a book that concerns itself at least in part with legal notice advertising is an unusual and useful addition. A book that examines the issue when newspapers are beginning the shift to digitized delivery systmes is timely as well....Media scholars who are interested in the public notice function should read this book and use it as a beginning point for further research.?-Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly

Author Information

SHANNON E. MARTIN is Assistant Professor of Journalism at the School of Communication, Information and Library Studies, Rutgers Univesity - KATHLEEN A. HANSEN is Associate Professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Minnesota, where she holds the title of Sevareid Librarian.

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