SA Govt defends new internet law
Attorney-General Michael Atkinson, on 891 ABC, defends a new South Australian law affecting political comment and blogs on the internet during election periods.
View ArticleSA backs down on internet comment curb
Attorney-General Michael Atkinson talks to Caroline Winter about his backdown on internet comment curbs during South Australian election periods, only one day after the issue grabbed public attention.
View ArticleGovernment backs down on political comment law
SA's Attorney-General Michael Atkinson has backed down from forcing bloggers to register their personal details when commenting during election periods.
View ArticleAtkinson resists calls to quit
South Australia's Attorney-General Michael Atkinson is resisting calls for his resignation after his backdown on curbing internet political comment.
View ArticleWIN cuts regional news and staff
WIN Television has cut news and staff in the south-east and Riverland of South Australia.
View ArticleCountry press boss unfazed by media reforms
The president of the Country Press Association of South Australia, David Wright, says he is confident proposed media reforms do not threaten the industry.
View ArticleCould regions miss-out under media reforms?
The Government's proposed media reforms have created a storm of commentary across the country this week, but looking beyond opinions spurting from the metropolitan centres, how will these reforms...
View ArticleRiverland Weekly placed into administration
The Riverland Weekly newspaper has been placed into administration.
View ArticleTime running out to find Riverland Weekly buyer
The Riverland Weekly has been given until Thursday to find a buyer.
View ArticleNewsagents fear test run on higher freight cost
Newsagents are questioning whether a price rise for News Limited newspapers on Eyre Peninsula and Kangaroo Island will be a test-run for similar increases in other regions.
View ArticleRiverland Weekly placed into liquidation
The Riverland Weekly newspaper has been placed into liquidation.
View ArticleNewspapers surcharge prompts customer anger
A newspaper seller said News Limited had taken a sales hit by adding a surcharge to the price of its publications on Eyre Peninsula and Kangaroo Island in South Australia.
View ArticleNew life for Burra Broadcaster online
A former journalist hopes to revive 'The Burra Broadcaster' newspaper.
View ArticleABC head Mark Scott says regional storytelling critical
The head of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation Mark Scott has identified the telling of regional stories as a priority for the national broadcaster.
View ArticleRegional newspapers' place in merged Fairfax-Nine company questioned
Concerns are raised about the impact the Fairfax-Nine merger will have on regional newspapers and the diversity of news coverage across Australia.
View ArticleCountry Press Australia and Deakin University study into regional news decline
The largest study of country newspapers ever undertaken in Australia is hoping to develop sustainable models that can help the declining regional media landscape survive into the future.
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