Community views about local newspapers surveyed
A Federal Parliamentary Inquiry into Australia's regional newspapers has a survey for the community to have their say about local newspapers, including Peninsula News, according to State Member for Gosford Ms Liesl Tesch.
"Australia's regional newspapers are the backbone of regional communities but in recent years their future has been under threat," she said.
Ms Tesch said: "Local newspapers are the way our issues are broadcast, our voices are heard and our local events are advertised.
"They are at the heart of our community and they should be supported.
"We know that regional media outlets throughout Australia have been forced to limit their publications or shut down completely in response to the changing face of the media.
"It is crucial we all have our say in the survey to ensure our perspective is taken into account in the survey.
"I know that for many of us without our local news we would be well and truly lost.
"The survey also gives the opportunity to speak about what you think is affecting the regional news services," she said.
The survey closes on February 11 and will take less than 10 minutes to complete.
It is available on the parliament website at https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/House/Communications/Regionalnewspapers.
SOURCE:
Media release, 1 Feb 2022
Liesl Tesch, Member for Gosford