Unconventional Practices and Boundary Work in Small Town Newspapers: The Case for a Rural Journalism Subfield.

Journal Mass Commun Q · 2026 · PMC13155656 · PMID 42110373

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Most rural towns in Alberta now have only a single publication, and an increasing trend (particularly among chain-owned newspapers) is regionalization: individual town newspapers are closed, and the staff and resources are aggregated to create a regional publication covering several towns.

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