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These days the way we communicate seems to change as often as the wind but, despite this, our desire and need to be informed is stronger now than maybe any time in history.
The world is now a smaller space, connected in milliseconds by devices in our hands and in our homes. While people are more technically connected, in many respects we’ve never been further apart.
The discussion about who we trust to provide accurate, timely and relevant information has never been more vital.
It’s a discussion that runs in concert with the approach and outcomes our business every day.
On Wednesday, October 18, we launch Community Journalism Day across Australian Community Media (ACM) mastheads in Victoria. ACM is part of Fairfax Media in Australia and our business has a long a decorated history in serving regional and rural communities.
WHERE TO FIND US TODAY:
- The Black Duck Cafe, 10am-noon
Community Journalism Day is about celebrating the special relationship mastheads like The Courier (Ballarat), the Bendigo Advertiser, The Standard (Warrnambool), the Moyne Gazette, the Wimmera Mail Times (Horsham), the Ararat Advertiser, The Advocate (Daylesford) and the Stawell Times-News have with readers.
Stawell Times-News has been a vital publication for its community and continues to cover the most important news and sport stories.
Our town’s publication has been the leading news outlet in reporting every development about the ongoing Tyre Yard issue.
It had been reported on for many months and the town reached a historic day last week when the last tyre was cleared – ridding Stawell of a great environmental threat.
During Easter Stawell Times-News is as important as ever- our pages inundated with coverage leading up to and following the prestigious Stawell Gift event each year. This coverage even gathers readers from around the country, and suddenly you have more people knowing a little bit more about this town and its rich history.
We want to take this opportunity to talk about how we are providing community news now and how we will do it in the future.
On Wednesday, we will have journalists and sales representatives in coffee shops, at retail outlets and in public places listening to your hopes and aspirations and maybe telling a story or two.
We’ll also be giving back in the communities we love. A percentage of revenue from today's print editions will go to chosen charities, which are so important in ensuring voices are heard and issues are acted upon.