Beacons in the Darkness

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Hope and Transformation Among America's Community Newspapers

By Dave Hoekstra

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Beacons in the Darkness by Dave Hoekstra delves into the historical importance and cultural significance of community newspapers in America. The author explores their role as pillars of local information, shedding light on the ongoing struggles these publications face amidst the digital age. Through vibrant storytelling, Hoekstra illustrates how these newspapers serve as vital beacons, keeping communities informed and connected.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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This book may appeal to you if you're interested in exploring historical tales with a focus on significant moments and figures in the military landscape. Dave Hoekstra weaves engaging narratives that illuminate lesser-known stories, delivering a rich tapestry of historical insights that might captivate history enthusiasts and military buffs alike.

Earnest, intimate reporting on the vanishing terrain of community newspapers across America, and the proud few that are still standing guard.

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Description

Community journalism has long been a part of the lifeblood of America, but never have the stakes been so high for the people behind it.

In Beacons in the Darkness, award-winning journalist Dave Hoekstra interviews the people trying to keep the lights on at community newspapers across the country amid buyouts, declining revenues, fake news, and a pandemic. This book is not another account of the death of local journalism—but rather a celebration of the community ties, perseverance, and empathy that's demonstrated in community newsrooms from Hillsboro, Illinois, to Charleston, South Carolina, to Marfa, Texas.

Hoekstra recounts the sometimes-scandalous but always-industrious stories of the families who built these newspapers and passed them down through generations. Modern publishers and owners describe in their own words their struggles and experiments to stay alive in the digital age, not just for their businesses and their families but also for the communities they serve and the neighbours whose stories they tell in their reporting. Beacons in the Darkness provides an intimate view inside the organisations that still publish photos of the local bowling league and the outlandishly large mushrooms on the edge of town, leaving you with a rekindled fondness for your own community paper—and a renewed appreciation of what we all stand to lose without one.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781572843165

Publisher: Surrey Books,U.S.

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 24 November 2022

Country: United States

Imprint: Surrey Books,U.S.

Illustration: Color and B&W photos throughout, Charts, Tables

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 228.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 200

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Dave Hoekstra Education & Reference History & Military Non-Fiction

About the Author

Dave Hoekstra is a Chicago author-journalist. From 1985 through 2014, he was a columnist-critic at theChicago Sun-Times, where he won the 2013 Studs Terkel Community Media Award. He has contributed pieces toChicago Magazine, theChicago Reader,New City, and Raw Vision.
He has written several books, includingThe Supper Club Book (A Celebration of a Midwest Tradition),The People's Place (Soul Food Restaurants and Reminiscences from The Civil Rights Era to Today), andThe Camper Book (Celebration of a Moveable American Dream).

Dave wrote and co-produced the WTTW-Channel 11 PBS special, "The Staple Singers and the Civil Rights Movement," nominated for a 200102 Chicago Emmy for Outstanding Achievement for a Documentary Program-Cultural Significance. He also wrote and co-produced the award-winning 2018 full-length documentary and companion bookThe Center of Nowhere (The Spirit and Sounds of Springfield, Missouri).