In the news

Great article in the Jul-Aug issue of Australian Geographic magazine - 'Boom of the bush telegraph', on country newspapers. "While metropolitan newspapers shed staff and revenue, small country papers are gaining readers by publishing all the news that's fit to print in their communities."

That while The Age and Herald Sun were farewelling 300 of their newly redundant staff, some streets away, Ella Ebery (97 years old & still editing the North Central News) was delivering the keynote speech at the Rural Press Club of Victoria's annual awards night - that the rural paper's strength was they're local, the voice of the community.
There are about 300 rural and regional newspapers in Australia.

The article also covers the Buloke Times, now into the sixth generation of Letts family employ. (also liked the bit on the Times' distribution "bundling copies to be delivered to newsagencies in surrounding townships: 260 to Birchip, 8 to Eaglehawk, 12 to Minyip, 10 to Nullawil,...").
So support your local paper and the local people who run it!