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Dr. Nick Mathews

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I am an assistant professor in the School of Journalism at the University of Missouri. My research interests focus on local news, journalism studies, rural media environments, rural broadband, news audiences, news deserts, social media and its role in journalism and society and the value of news in everyday life. My co-authored book — titled “Reviving Rural News: Transforming the Business Model of Community Journalism in the U.S. and Beyond” — was published by Routledge in February 2024. My solo-authored book — titled “Deserted: How Rural Residents are Living with the Loss of Local Journalism” — has received an advance contract from the University of Illinois Press. I have research published in peer-reviewed journals New Media & Society, Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, Digital Journalism, Mass Communication and Society, Journalism, Journalism Studies, Journalism Practice and Journal of Communication Inquiry. Previously, I worked in the journalism industry for more than 20 years, including time as a senior editor at the Houston Chronicle and as a regional editor-in-chief in Central Virginia.