TY - BOOK AU - Matthews,Rachel TI - The history of the provincial press in England SN - 9781441162304 (pbk.) : U1 - 072 23 PY - 2017/// CY - London PB - Bloomsbury Academic KW - Journalism, Regional KW - England KW - History KW - Media Studies KW - eflch KW - ukslc N1 - Specialized N2 - Regional newspapers around the globe are fighting to survive in the face of challenges to their economic model, due to the constant influx of new technology. At the same time, while studies of the national press have created a continuous narrative on the newspaper, the history of the regional press has been subject to relatively little academic scrutiny, despite being a significant industry in terms of a readership, circulation and profit. By focusing on provincial English newspapers, Matthews makes the case for the larger issue of the future of local newspapers worldwide ER -