Newspapers still good reading

A FEDERAL government inquiry into the viability of regional newspapers has acknowledged that the sector has experienced a significant decline from the pandemic’s flow on effects, causing businesses to close down, thus incurring the loss of its important advertising revenue. Photo: TASH FRANKO.

By Lizzie Hallam

April 13, 2022 | 8:00 PM

REGIONAL newspapers are doing it tougher than ever before, according to a joint parliamentary committee inquiry into their viability.

The foreword to the inquiry, The Future of Regional Newspapers in a Digital World, by Dr Anne Webster MP, acknowledged that revenue for regional newspapers had been declining as more companies moved their employment, real estate, and motor vehicle advertising online, much of which is a primary revenue source.