Digital Publishers Alliance doubles membership

The Digital Publishers Alliance (DPA) welcomes an additional 20 new members today, bringing its total to 40 of the country’s leading independent publishers. The DPA was formed in 2021 as a non-profit member association to support, connect and protect the interests of publishers and their audiences.

The new members to join the DPA are Architecture Media, Aquisdata, ausbiz, Avid Collective, Executive Traveller, JSL Media, Karryon, Limelight Arts Media, Luxity Media, Monster Children, Nascon Media, Perth is OK, Pro Bono Australia, *PS Media, So Media Group, Star Observer, The Urban Developer, Tropic, YourLifeChoices and Zero Digital Media.

They join existing members The Digital Publishers Alliance (DPA) membership includes Agenda Media, Broadsheet Media, Concrete Playground, Future Women, Junkee Media, LADbible Group, Mamamia, Man of Many, Pinstripe Media, Private Media, Solstice Media, Schwartz Media, Squiz Media, The Brag Media, Time Out, Urban List, We Are Explorers and more.

Funding to help set up and establish the Digital Publishers Alliance comes from multiple sources, including annual membership fees and support from the Google News Initiative. The Facebook Journalism Project is currently finalising its funding.

The DPA now represents over 160 different media titles published by its members across the country with a combined annual revenue of around AUD$200M. Its members directly employ over 2100 Australians in full-time or contractor roles.

“The DPA is a now wonderfully diverse group of publishers who all operate successful business in their own right,” says Tim Duggan, chairman of the Digital Publishers Alliance. “However there a special power that occurs when can all come together to work with each other, and that’s what I’m most excited about for our plans for this year and beyond.”

This Thursday March 17 the Digital Publishers Alliance will hold the inaugural DPA Summit at the Judith Neilson Institute for Journalism and Ideas. Over 50 people will be flying into Sydney for a full day of discussion and debate on the best way to connect, support and protect the industry.

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Emma Shepherd

Emma Shepherd was the acting deputy editor at Mumbrella who has over seven years of print and digital experience in the industry and has previously worked as a reporter for media outlets Bauer Media (now Are Media), Yahoo Australia, and a content strategist and writer for various independent marketing agencies.

topics Aquisdata Architecture Media Ausbiz Avid Collective Digital Publishers Alliance DPA Perth is OK So Media Group YOURLifeChoices Zero Digital Media

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