Australian Community Media

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Discussion of the regional and suburban publisher formerly part of Fairfax Media

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The Canberra Times are set to launch an independent political and public service bureau later this month, following Nine’s divestment of ACM earlier this year.

As discussed elsewhere, a content-sharing agreement between ACM and Nine Publishing is set to end later this year.

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That means ACM will need its own reporters to be based in Sydney and Melbourne, and not rely too much on reports from AAP.

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Why? Using AAP would be cost effective, just as Nine and News use reports from AAP and other news services.

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Having its own reporters means they can come up with exclusive stories not seen on News and SMH/The Age, and this will attract subscriptions.

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Because who’s going to subscribe to a service that just republishes AAP content?

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It was in reference to Sydney and Melbourne stories.

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The sale by Nine of Australian Community Media to Antony Catalano and Thorney Investment Group was completed on 30 June 2019, Nine said today in a statement to the ASX.

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what papers does he now own??

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Canberra Times, Newcastle Herald, Illawarra Mercury, The Examiner (Launceston) & The Courier (Ballarat), along with many other regional papers, plus its community newspapers in Sydney & Melbourne.

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There is still a Fairfax Media sign out the front of the Bay Post office in Batemans Bay. I imagine it will take some time before all traces of the Fairfax name disappear.

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So I see ACM now have a tie up with a new real estate website

It’s not that hard to miss given that every ACM website (and no doubt paper) have published the PR/Story

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A post was merged into an existing topic: AAP Closure

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According to tonight’s Media Watch, the ACM daily newspapers, including The Canberra Times, might (at least) suspend printing, due to the coronavirus that is affecting its viability.

Source: Media Watch, ABC, 30th March 2020

If that were to be the case, this could leave Australia’s national capital, at least temporarily, without a daily newspaper. :frowning:

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i think if it did happen it would be the first time ballarat would be with out a paper .

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