VFFF, Guardian Australia and UTS establish rural journalism program

Calum Jaspan

September 16, 2021 12:52

The Vincent Fairfax Family Foundation (VFFF), The Guardian Australia and The University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) have launched a philanthropic program to address the decline of regional journalism.

The Rural Network has been created to give regional and rural communities a voice, providing funding for aspiring journalists to break into the industry, and to fill the gap in rural news coverage.

Developed in collaboration between Guardian Australia and UTS, The Rural Network is funded by a $1.37 million gift from the VFFF, which will assist Guardian Australia in building a network of “trusted regional contributors and employing five UTS graduate journalists over the life of the project”, to be based in rural communities, reporting on local stories.

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Calum Jaspan

Calum Jaspan was news editor at Mumbrella, based in Melbourne. He was also the producer and host of the Mumbrellacast. He left Mumbrella in May 2023.

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Guardian Australia Lenore Taylor regional journalism Rural Journalism The Rural Network University of Technology Sydney UTS VFFF Vincent Fairfax Family Foundation