It was the breaking news lots of readers in streets, shops and newsagencies across local Australia today did not want delivered– the loss of the print variations of their favourite local papers.
News Corp announced the huge restructure of its grassroots print operation, blaming a plunge in marketing revenue caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Two hours west of Brisbane, Warwick locals said news their paper was going digital only was “heartbreaking”.
The Warwick Daily News began as a family-owned paper in 1919 however will stop printing in late June.
Classic Dimensions owner Robyn Fraser has been advertising in the print version of the paper given that she opened her females’s style shop in the primary street 35 years ago.
” I had terrific assistance from the paper. It’ll be a tool that we’ll all miss out on,” Mrs Fraser stated.
” The paper’s been thrown away on our kerb every morning at 5 o’clock and it’s the first thing I do every day, read the local paper.
” It probably sounds like little town talk however you might run into someone and state ‘so and so’s dad passed away’. You check out that in the local paper and they’re the little things that keep you up with what’s occurring and we’re going to actually miss that.”
A blow for communities
More than 100 mastheads will end up being completely digital publications, and 13 documents will combine with other titles in the News Corp brand name.
The media giant said there would “regretfully” be