Local and regional journalism is perceived to aid the functioning of democracy. Yet local
publications are increasingly being forced to close due to the collapse of pre-digital news …

The crisis narrative around the future of local news has prompted an urgent search for
solutions to sustainability. There has been an emphasis on new approaches that provide …

Journalists and Job Loss explores the profound disruption of journalism work in the 21st
century's networked digital media environment. The chapters analyse how journalists have …

Local news plays an important role in generating a sense of community attachment.
However, the relationship between local news and wellbeing is less explored. Based on a …

This thesis explores local news sustainability in Australia by examining how some
mastheads in rural and regional areas continue to successfully operate at a time when …

In 2020, COVID-19 thrust newsrooms into lockdown, affecting how journalists source, gather
and report news. According to media giant News Corp, the pandemic fast-tracked its axing of …

Australia currently has fourteen standards schemes that oversee journalists and news
media, making for both duplication and inconsistency. The result is a torn and frayed …

As regional media experiences its most severe threat of the past 10 years, the population of
regional centres is, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) exploding, growing …

Social media platforms have played a significant role in re-shaping the way individuals
connect to civic issues and participate in civil society. People increasingly use platforms …

It makes intuitive sense that if an industry sheds 20% of its workforce, including many of its
most experienced workers, there would be a noticeable drop in the quality of the product. In …