The Troublemaker and the Terrier

Journo

Our outlook and media consumption are increasingly global, but local journalism remains more important than ever — keeping communities connected, saving lives during disasters, and holding power to account in places where few lights shine.

Within weeks of Australia's first COVID lockdown, in April 2020, more than 200 regional newspapers announced they could no longer keep their presses running.

Yet green shoots are sprouting in the news deserts. In some places, local news publishers are growing in ways no one thought possible a few years ago, as audiences crave information and connection in their immediate community.

Host Nick Bryant meets the Troublemaker and the Terrier. One's a former lawyer whose fierce reporting has been stifled by a local council that says she asks too many questions. The other wonders how she'll keep her one-woman operation going in the face of mounting overheads and increased regulation.

Journo is a production of Deadset Studios. This episode was made with support from the Judith Neilson Institute.

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