#ruralmedia — Public Fediverse posts

'It must help people feel connected': Volunteer-run newsletters thrive as regional press declines In a year where the global pandemic, presidential elections and severe bushfires dominated the news media, small newsletters are proving vital in ensuring local stories don't go untold. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-18/volunteer-run-newsletters-thrive-in-regional-areas-with-no-paper/12892854 #InformationandCommunication #CommunityandSociety #RuralMedia #PrintMedia #Regional #Media

'It was just getting too much': Meet the uni students working on outback cattle stations amid COVID-19 Queensland university students Axel Licari and Macey Holcombe are working on Viola Station, north of Julia Creek, with one studying remotely and the other simply taking a "break". https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-31/queensland-university-students-outback-cattle-stations-viola/12601970 #EnvironmentEducation #RegionalDevelopment #AdultEducation #RuralMedia #RuralYouth #BeefCattle

'He's an icon and we're lucky to have him': ABC journalist Mike Pritchard's 30-year dedication to broadcasting in the bush ABC Upper Hunter Breakfast presenter Mike Pritchard is currently the broadcaster's longest-serving rural reporter and at the age of 70 is in no rush to retire. https://www.abc.net.au/news/about/backstory/2020-08-22/abc-upper-hunter-radio-mike-pritchard-30-years-muswellbrook/12393542 #InformationandCommunication #RadioBroadcasting #Journalism #RuralMedia #Drought #ABC

Fake news is flourishing during COVID-19. Here's how to fight it From bushfires to a pandemic, it's been a big year for news and for fake news. But how can you spot fact from fake and keep yourself well-informed? https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-19/coronavirus-fake-news-how-to-fight-it/12467194 #Business,EconomicsandFinance #InformationandCommunication #DiseasesandDisorders #InternetCulture #SocialMedia #RuralMedia #PrintMedia #COVID-19 #Industry #Health #Media #Rural

Can the Federal Government's $50 million news fund save community coverage? As major media outlets pulled out of their country operations during the coronavirus crisis, a handful of smaller start-ups stepped in to help tell local stories, but some experts are concerned a Federal Government grant will not be enough to keep them in business. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-01/can-a-50m-regional-news-fund-save-community-media-coverage/12392236 #InformationandCommunication #RuralMedia

Giant watermelons and babies born on Mondays the stuff of newspaper memories There will be no more clipping stories out of this family's local newspaper to add to family albums after today as the last Sunshine Coast Daily is published — one of more than 100 papers to close. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-27/family-shares-impact-of-no-sunshine-coast-regional-newspaper/12387802 #InformationandCommunication #CommunityandSociety #PrintMedia #RuralMedia #Media

'Sad day' for News Corp printing staff as presses roll one last time Through cyclones, floods and bushfire emergencies, the tight-knit team at the company's Rockhampton print centre has never missed an edition. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-26/news-corp-printing-press-staff-mark-final-print-run-newspapers/12379718 #InformationandCommunication #PrintMedia #RuralMedia #Journalism #Media

Can you teach yourself to be a farmer by watching YouTube? This man did Forget about having to be born into a farming family, the internet is paving the way for this truck driver to get into the industry. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-06-25/vertical-farming-ideas-for-peter-anderson-came-from-youtube/12383942 #SustainableandAlternativeFarming #Fishing,Aquaculture #AgriculturalCrops #InternetCulture #Hydroponics #RuralMedia #FruitCrops #Rural

Can you teach yourself to be a farmer by watching YouTube? This man did Forget about having to be born into a farming family, the internet is paving the way for this truck driver to get into the industry. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-06-25/vertical-farming-ideas-for-peter-anderson-came-from-youtube/12383942 #SustainableandAlternativeFarming #Fishing,Aquaculture #AgriculturalCrops #InternetCulture #Hydroponics #RuralMedia #FruitCrops #Rural

Up to 250 ABC jobs to go, programs axed, to deal with budget shortfall The national broadcaster will slash some jobs and move others out of its Ultimo headquarters in Sydney as it grapples with a budget shortfall of $84 million. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-24/abc-announces-cuts-to-programming-and-jobs-funding/12384972 #Business,EconomicsandFinance #InformationandCommunication #TelevisionBroadcasting #GovernmentandPolitics #RadioBroadcasting #Broadcasting #RuralMedia #Industry

Naracoorte's new independent newspaper breaks even in first month of publishing After just five weeks in print, the owner of weekly paper The News says community support has exceeded his wildest expectations. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-10/naracoorte-regional-paper-the-news-survives-first-test/12336676 #EnvironmentallySustainableBusiness #Business,EconomicsandFinance #InformationandCommunication #RegionalDevelopment #SmallBusiness #CompanyNews #PrintMedia #RuralMedia #Regional

News Corp cuts: is your local newspaper affected? Dozens of communities around Australia will lose print editions of their local papers as News Corp slashes jobs and moves editions online. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-28/news-corp-cuts-is-your-local-paper-affected/12295320 #Business,EconomicsandFinance #InformationandCommunication #PrintMedia #RuralMedia #Industry #Media

'That's where we find out our news': Communities are mourning the loss of regional papers When birds started dropping out of the sky in front of Michelle Crisp in Esperance, she contacted her local newspaper. The resulting story led to a government inquiry into lead poisoning, and is an example of what may soon be lost. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-21/australian-media-closures-esperance-express-local-rags/12259734 #InformationandCommunication #CommunityandSociety #RuralMedia #Media

Why a former US politician is establishing a small country Australian newspaper Michael Waite ran for US Congress and managed Bill Gates' investments. But helping establish a little Naracoorte newspaper could test all his skill. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-03/from-america-to-establishing-a-new-naracoorte-newspaper/12197882 #Business,EconomicsandFinance #InformationandCommunication #SmallBusiness #USElections #PrintMedia #RuralMedia #Rural #Media

$50m coronavirus bailout announced for regional media Experts welcome the package aimed at supporting the industry through the COVID-19 crisis but say it's unclear if it will be enough to help it survive in the long term. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-04-15/regional-media-bailout-to-help-industry-last-coronavirus-slump/12151382 #InformationandCommunication #TelevisionBroadcasting #RadioBroadcasting #InternetCulture #HumanInterest #SocialMedia #PrintMedia #RuralMedia #Journalism #Media

WIN News cuts deal regional communities devastating blow Regional communities have been left reeling, following WIN News' announcement it would be axing four commercial television newsrooms in New South Wales and Queensland. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-06-20/win-news-job-cuts-in-regional-nsw-and-queensland/11226820 #Business,EconomicsandFinance #TVTechnology #RuralMedia #Regional #Industry #Careers #Media