Digital-only local newspapers will struggle to serve the communities that need them most
- Written by Chrisanthi Giotis, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Communication, University of Technology Sydney
This week News Corp Australia announced the end of the print editions of 112 suburban and regional mastheads – about one-fifth of all of Australia’s local newspapers. Of those, 36 will close and 76 become purely online publications.
Getting the chop entirely are small regional newspapers such as the Herbert Valley Express...