Les médias dans la région : quels enjeux pour l’information locale?

Abstract

With the actual media crisis caused by the digital revolution, local territories have felt the impact of business models shifts on the existence of newsrooms and the vitality of local news. The combined effects of the economic crisis and the advertising crisis on business models have been devastating in some regions. This article presents four areas of reflection on the evolution of regional and local media in Quebec. The economic, political, local development and imbalance issues between urban centers and regional and rural communities in relation to local media arise with the advent of the digital media boom and state intervention through public policies.