HuffPost Australia, Daily Mail Australia and The Monthly Chronicle join Australian Press Council

The newest international entrant to the local online publishing space The Huffington Post has joined the Australian Press Council, alongside rival international online publisher Daily Mail Australia and community newspaper The Monthly Chronicle.

The Press Council has been looking to boost its numbers of online members to better reflect the changing nature of news distribution, with the Daily Mail joining sister site NineMSN in the council.

Council chair David Weisbrot said in a statement: “These latest members of the Council reflect both the increasing globalisation of the media as well as the continuing importance of local newspapers serving their communities.

“I’m really encouraged by the fact that publishers continue to value the importance of Press Council membership and of making a public commitment to excellence and social responsibility. They clearly see the benefits of the Council’s complaints system and of being part of our self-regulation, standards-setting and advocacy processes.”