PHOTO: Lead researcher Deakin University Associate Professor Kirsty Hess says social media users who do not read newspapers believe that independent country newspapers are critical to the wellbeing of their communities.
More than half of people who do not read local newspapers believe they are essential to their communities, a national survey has found.
Findings from the survey show that 64.5% of respondents consider a printed copy of a local newspaper an essential service to their communities.
Further, 48%, or just under half, state that if they ever . . .
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