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Government’s $5m support fund for small and regional publishers opens for applications

April 24, 2020 9:38

The Morrison Government’s $5m fund to support small and regional publishers through the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has opened with a maximum of $400,000 available for each applicant.

The funding has been fast-tracked according to Minister for Communications Paul Fletcher and will be administered by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA).

Fletcher (left) has announced the $5m fund is open for applications

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Hannah Blackiston was the deputy editor of Mumbrella. She worked with the company from March 2019 to November 2020.

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ACMA Australian Communications and Media Authority coronavirus COVID-19 MEAA Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance Nerida O'Loughlin Paul Fletcher public interest journalism regional journalism Scott Morrison
1 COMMENTS
Ebenzer 24 Apr 20

There would have to be around 500 regional and local newspapers.

So that’s somewhere are $10k each.

It’s peanuts and will probably allow a couple of extra issues, yet I see SloMo spruiking ‘new thinking’.

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