📊 88% of Australian independent media organizations are for-profit. This data point is higher than the Global Project Oasis average of 60%. Claire Stuchbery, Executive Director of @lina.org.au, explains this insight 👇
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Independent media matters because it tells stories often left out of mainstream conversations. In this recent episode of Meet the Newsrooms, Joseph Friedman from About Time, Australia’s national prison newspaper, shares why giving people a voice matters. shows.acast.com/meet-the-new...
You don't need to read the news to benefit from independent journalism. #OurNewsYourVoice lina.org.au/our-news-you...
Don't miss out! Join Democracy Counts and LINA's Claire Stuchbery for an online townhall, hosted by journalist and press freedom advocate Peter Greste, to explore the state of #publicinterestjournalism in Australia. Thursday, 7 May, 4pm - 5pm AEST Register now: lnkd.in/gqjeWvZX
Tasmanian Inquirer is participating in @lina.org.au's fundraising campaign for Aust indie newsrooms If you are considering donating, an early contribution after 7am TODAY could double while matched funding lasts tasmanianinquirer.presspatron.com
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Tasmanian Inquirer is an independent news project dedicated to high-quality, public-interest journalism on the state’s politics, society & environment
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Independent news organisations across Australia are uniting to call on you to support their work. This week they’re asking you to subscribe, engage with, and, if you have the means, donate to support public interest journalism #OurNewsYourVoice lina.org.au/our-news-you...
Regional news is at a crossroads, as print titles close their doors and many communities slip into news deserts. Is local journalism doomed… or are there signs of renewal? Join Influencing Insider with LINA's Claire Stuchbery this Friday to explore.... Register: app.livestorm.co/mediaconnect...
Some practical advice on fighting misinformation here: Instead of correcting ("There is no evidence that aluminium in vaccines causes bone problems")... ...try a positive, indirect rebuttal ("the aluminium in vaccines makes vaccines more effective at preventing disease").
Is There a Better Way to Fight Misinformation?
What if the best way to counter misinformation isn’t arguing facts, but offering better truths instead?
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A generous 11th hour donor has contributed another $10,000 in matched funding for independent and local newsrooms in the 'Our News Your Voice' campaign!! lina.org.au/our-news-you...
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A national movement of newsrooms calling on our communities to support local and independent news. Donate to the fundraising campaign here.
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The Klaxon: Support independent journalism
The Klaxon is an anti-corruption investigative news outlet, 100% owned and controlled by multi-award winning journalist Anthony Klan.
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This week, from 28 April to 4 May, Tasmanian Inquirer is participating in the Local & Independent News Association’s @lina.org.au national donation drive for independent newsrooms in Australia. Thanks for your support! 👍 tasmanianinquirer.presspatron.com #Tasmania #politas #TasInq
LINA is proud to announce the return of its national fundraising initiative, Our News. Your Voice., running from Monday April 28 to Sunday May 4, 2025. lina.org.au/news/ahead-o... Choose a newsroom to support: donate.lina.org.au
Ahead of election, local and independent newsrooms unite for national grassroots campaign - LINA
The Local & Independent News Association (LINA) is proud to announce the return of its national fundraising initiative, Our News. Your Voice.
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Nice to see my byline in InDaily for the first time (outside the letters section)! This is the first taste of a content-sharing deal with Murray Bridge News, thanks to our mutual friends at @lina.org.au.
SA’s oldest paddlesteamer PS Daisy now calls Mannum home - News | InDaily, Inside South Australia
Mannum is now home to the PS Daisy, a historic paddle steamer owned by one of the youngest wooden boat enthusiasts on the River Murray.
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An interesting take from the International Journalism Network on how to balance audience feedback and wishes with producing responsible, public interest journalism. ijnet.org/en/story/yea...
The year we redefine our relationship with audiences and our role in society
If you work in journalism, you might recognize that 2024 was a year of reckoning for our industry. I certainly do. At the start of the year, I embarked on a Knight Fellowship with ICFJ to explore how...
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This is exciting (to me, an independent local news publisher)! For the first time I'm aware of, @lionpubs.bsky.social have revealed some of the KPIs they include in their sustainability audits for newsrooms, their keys to: 🗂️ Operational resilience 💰 Financial health 📰 Journalistic impact
5 lessons from 3 years and 450 Audits: What we’ve learned and what’s next - LION Publishers
Before we launch the new, streamlined version of our LION Sustainability Audit this summer, here are five key lessons for indie publishers.
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"Those working in community media had the largest proportion of respondents saying their reporting was not free of bias (38% of respondents)" - MediaNet Local & Independent News Australia @lina.org.au starter pack of LINA members (btw 1EarthMedia is a member of LINA) go.bsky.app/AV1FFak
Happy to reveal I'll be on a panel at this year's @lina.org.au summit in Melbourne on April 2-4, talking about audience relationships alongside @troydodds.bsky.social and Melanie Gervis-James. It's the best couple of days if you're a local news nerd – get along! www.eventleaf.com/Attendee/Att...
LINA Summit 2025
Away from the day to day, this is where we work on the business together, and share ideas and strategies for the year ahead.
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Some much needed good news for Murray Bridge News and many other newsrooms around Australia this month. We're very happy to know that this regional SA community will continue to have a news service delivering public interest journalism thanks in large part to this funding
News Media Relief Program grant will help Murray Bridge News keep publishing
The federal government has announced funding for independent regional and suburban publishers around Australia, including this one.
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Peri Strathearn@peristrathearn.bsky.social · last yr.I'm happy – and relieved – to report this morning that Murray Bridge News is among the recipients of a News Media Relief Program grant from the federal government. It will help. All credit to @lina.org.au for advocating for support like this!
LINA's Claire Stuchbery shares insights on ABC Radio National about the state of Australia's news media landscape and audience trends, along with what's needed to support this vital industry through this period of transition: www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
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...
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News Bargaining Incentive amid tariff negotiations with the US Trump administration. www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
‘Mayhem’: Trump tariff threat forces Australia to pause big tech levy
The Albanese government has decided to go slow on a scheme to hit digital platforms if they refuse to pay local media outlets for news articles.
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Did you know 56% of LINA publications are led by women?! Once again these 'green shoot' newsrooms are bucking the trends of the media industry. Meet three who are working to provide quality public interest journalism to their communities in different corners of Australia: buff.ly/4gDlGMO
Behind the headlines: Women are leading local, independent media - The Illawarra Flame
Your trusted source of independent local news for 10 years
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As we head into an election we want voters to be able to make decisions informed by news that is impartial, fact-checked and nuanced. LINA is in Canberra continuing conversations with elected reps on behalf of Australia's independent and local digital newsrooms, which are delivering just that.
Founder of 6 News Australia is interviewed by the ABC, talking about what it was like starting his independent news business, and his thoughts on the upcoming social media ban for teens: www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02... @6newsau.bsky.social @leopuglisi6.bsky.social
Starting a news channel at 11, Leo Puglisi juggles school and breaking news
For as long as Leo Puglisi can remember, news has been his passion. But running a news channel from his bedroom while finishing high school isn't easy.
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We love to see it!! Catch Peri (and so much more) in Melbourne this April: lina.org.au/summit-2025/
Peri Strathearn@peristrathearn.bsky.social · last yr.One of my favourite emails every year. @lina.org.au
A new study has found that Australians who get most of their news from commercial media are more likely to believe in climate conspiracy.
Australians who get most of their news from commercial media more likely to believe in climate conspiracy, study finds
Exclusive: Monash University study suggests those who rely more on newspapers and public broadcasters more likely to score highly on ‘civic values’
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In times of crisis, accurate, timely and independently fact checked information is never more important. Unfortunately, these are often also the times when mis and disinformation can quickly gather momentum, as shown in this article from The Age: www.theage.com.au/environment/...
Disinformation reigns as bushfires devastate California
US authorities are struggling to counter misinformation at a time when miscalculations can have deadly consequences.
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What does it mean for a news organisation to be sustainable? How do we measure and determine it? LINA's equivalent org in the US, LION, has developed this definition for publishers, which includes five criteria that can be used to measure sustainability of a newsroom ⬇️
