News Corp Australia shutters regional papers
By Elliott Richardson and Jonas Lopez in Media News on Thursday, 28th May 2020 at 3:43pm
NewsCorp Australia has dealt a massive blow to local news coverage after it announced a closing of 14 community newspapers and 22 regional papers, and a transition to digital for a further 100.
The content that some of the soon-to-be-closed titles carry will be reassigned to other mastheads.
The transition and closures come as the latest in a line of local news shutdowns, impacting thousands of journalists.
For many regional towns and cities, locals have long-relied on their local newspaper to keep them informed of important stories and events.
While some will transfer to digital in order to keep the papers alive, many residents aren’t in the position to pay for a NewsCorp digital subscription, restricting their access to important local news.
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