Regional media is collapsing before our eyes.

This is tens of thousands of people losing their local papers. https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6722087/acm-suspends-non-daily-newspapers-stands-down-employees/

We need to confront the very real possibility some regions are losing their local papers for good. This is bloody dire.

If now is not the time to talk about this, when is?

https://twitter.com/saffronhowden/status/1249466367780073472?s=21 https://twitter.com/saffronhowden/status/1249466367780073472

How good will the democracy deficit be in rural Australia after coronavirus?

All those council meetings without journalist scrutiny, all the local sporting teams not celebrated, all the community events not covered. All the questions not asked.

The Loxton News and River News in SA’s Riverland region are also going.

How can we possibly count the toll of these losses?