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The conference kicks off today with intensive practical workshops on implementing advertising, developing multi-media content and industry development, followed by a welcome event in Footscray this evening.
LINA Executive Director Claire Stuchbery said the Summit, which is co-hosted by local news service The Westsider, is also an opportunity for publishers to connect with one another and share insights.
“LINA has grown from representing 100 newsrooms this time last year, to now over 160. This change reflects promising growth in the industry despite a challenging year,” Claire said.
“Many of the factors which have constrained newsrooms’ capacity and financial sustainability are also ironically exactly the issues that we need quality news organisations to cover and scrutinise—including changes to the social media landscape, AI and big tech, rising misinformation and disinformation and political developments.
“It’s critical that we support both emerging and established newsrooms to continue producing public interest journalism during election periods, during emergency response and recovery and in amplifying the stories that matter to the communities our member publishers serve.”
Beyond fostering industry collaboration, LINA’s annual Summit sets the agenda for the industry association’s work moving forward, with a focus on practical support for newsrooms and building awareness of the contribution journalism makes in communities.
About LINA: LINA is a not-for-profit industry association established in 2021, supporting a movement of 164 local and independent digital news services. LINA’s goals are to strengthen public interest journalism and provide capacity-building support, networking and services for newsrooms. |
