AN election pledge from the Labor Party would see support for regional newspaper publishers continue if re-elected.<\/p>\n
Announced last Friday at the Victorian Country Press Association annual conference, the commitment of one full-page advertisement per week purchased by the State Government for the next term of parliament continues a program begun during the pandemic.<\/p>\n
The spend could help offset increasing costs of production for newspaper publishers, with paper prices, wage increases, and other inflationary pressures impacting production.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhether it\u2019s a bushfire, a flood emergency or a global pandemic, time and time again we have seen regional newspapers step up and serve their communities in incredibly important ways,\u201d Premier Daniel Andrews said.<\/p>\n
\u201cLabor is doing what matters, backing regional media outlets with guaranteed advertising revenue so they can keep supporting their local communities.\u201d<\/p>\n
A statement from the State Government said more than $20 million had been spent on advertising in regional media outlets during the pandemic.<\/p>\n
The Bendigo Times <\/i>and publisher Times News Group has received support from the current State Government program and could benefit from the election pledge.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
AN election pledge from the Labor Party would see support for regional newspaper publishers continue if re-elected. Announced last Friday at the Victorian Country Press Association annual conference, the commitment of one full-page advertisement per week purchased by the State Government for the next term of parliament continues a program begun during the pandemic. The […]<\/p>\n