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Another savage blow to regional media spells disaster for the communities they serve

  • Written by Kristy Hess, Associate Professor (Communication), Deakin University
Another savage blow to regional media spells disaster for the communities they serveDavid Mariuz/AAP

With swift and savage force, the COVID-19 pandemic has inadvertently attacked Australia’s local news media ecology, which was already battling a weakened immune system.

As a researcher working on Australia’s largest academic study into the future of local newspapers, the phones have been running hot in recent weeks....

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