ABSTRACT
In Chapter 4, we outline the demarcation of space and news zones. This may seem like we are covering old ground, but the ways spaces and places are constructed have received little attention in journalism studies and so it is important that we build this foundation here. In this chapter, we argue more work is needed to understand the way that journalists demarcate the physical boundaries in which they generate news before territories evolve and before rules and ritualistic practices are cemented. We pay specific attention to news media and the demarcation of space in physical geography, that is the neighborhoods, suburbs, towns, and cities where we live, work, and play as a sometimes forgotten or understated starting point in complicating news in digital spheres. We then discuss the characterization of these zones in the context of cultural geography and the relationship to the symbolic and imaginary power of place.
