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After a dark decade for Australia's regional newspapers, a hopeful light flickers

  • Written by Steinar Ellingsen, Senior Lecturer in Journalism, Communication and Media, University of Wollongong
After a dark decade for Australia's regional newspapers, a hopeful light flickersAustralian Community Media's mastheads include The Canberra Times, The Newcastle Herald, The Border Mail (in Albury), The Illawarra Mercury (in Wollongong), The Ballarat Courier, The Examiner (in Launceston) and the Bendigo Advertiser.Shutterstock

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