PHOTO: Prof. Allan Fels is Chairman of the Public Interest Journalism Initiative PHOTO courtesy RMIT
Two of Australia’s peak bodies representing local and regional news publishers say that whoever takes government needs to put their money where their mouths are.
Country Press Australia has drawn attention to what many see as a disconnect between what politicians intend and what actually happens when government advertising budgets are allocated.
“Government spends $450M+ on ads. Almost none to regional papers,” the CPA said on social media on Wednesday 28 April…