Strypey"I think there's a place for government money in any industry that's in transition, and that's very much what we're seeing in the news space at the moment. This is not something that's come up in the last couple of years really, this is an issue that's been 40 years in the making in lots of different ways."
#ClaireStuchbery, Executive Director, Local and Independent News Association (LINA), 2025
https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/medialand/acm-newspaper-cuts-government-ad-spend/104878582
As regional newspapers lose print editions, what comes next for local news? - ABC listen
ACM, Australian Community Media, has announced that all 65 of its regional newspapers, including the Canberra Times and Newcastle Herald, will be reduced to weekly print runs over the next seven years. Tim and Viv look at the new initiatives springing up to keep local news alive. And government ad spending is spiking ahead of the election, what can be done about taxpayer money going to potential political spruiking? Guest: Claire Stuchbery, Executive Director, Local and Independent News Association (LINA)