A New Daily, new models and new hope: journalism’s silver lining

November 15, 2013 12:26

Can the new wave of online news startups and cross-platform collaboration prove the saviour for journalists asks Dr Andrea Carson in this cross-posting from The Conversation.

November is a month of two tales for the Australian media industry: one of hope, the other of despair.

The arrival on Wednesday of the online news site The New Daily, and reports that The Monthly’s publisher Morry Schwartz is set to launch a new Saturday newspaper, are the industry’s good news stories. In a boost for democracy, the new startups add diversity to Australia’s highly concentrated ownership of news media, and provide experienced journalists with full-time jobs.

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Nic Christensen

Nic Christensen worked for Mumbrella from 2013 to 2016, in roles including deputy editor and media & technology editor. He is former media writer for The Australian and has also worked as a reporter for The Daily Telegraph and senior producer for Radio 2GB.

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