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SUMMARY:Beyond infotainment and digital-only paradigms: Conservative talk 
 radio in rural USA - Dr Rebekah Larsen
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CONTACT:Claudia Rehm
DESCRIPTION:Talk radio in the US has been an enduring player in the media 
 landscape for decades. It tends to be highly partisan (largely conservativ
 e) and rife with varieties of misinformation. Talk radio is often framed\,
  in media and research\, as alternative ‘infotainment’ on a dying medi
 um. \n\nThere is thus a comparative dearth of research into talk radio and
  related media forms/actors\, especially in comparison to platform-focused
  work. Yet US conservative talk radio – and the stations that carry it 
 – maintain important sociopolitical and even quasi journalistic roles to
 day\, particularly in rural contexts. These stations contextualize and nor
 malize topics for their distinct audiences. They produce highly trusted lo
 cal news and national news framings as hybrid digital broadcast actors. Th
 ey even serve as lively grounds for conservative politicking on the nation
 al level—from senatorial visits to sparsely populated farming country to
  call-ins directly from the Trump administration. \n\nDrawn from in-depth 
 research at several rural US talk radio stations during recent US election
 s\, these findings underscore the importance of approaching media\, politi
 cs\, and power in term of both continuity and change.\n\nYou can sign-up t
 o the talk here:\n\nhttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/beyond-infotainment-conse
 rvative-talk-radio-in-rural-usa-tickets-1251176946929?aff=oddtdtcreator\n\
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LOCATION: Room SG1\, Alison Richard Building\, 7 West Road\, Cambridge\, C
 B3 9DT
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