Lisa Davies: ‘Without the AAP, regional media wouldn’t be in crisis, it wouldn’t exist’

Calum Jaspan

June 2, 2022 10:12

CEO of the Australian Associated Press (AAP), Lisa Davies has said regional media in Australia is currently in a state of crisis, and has been for several years, yet remains buoyed by the existence of the newswire service.

“Without the AAP, I would say that regional media would not be in crisis, it would not exist,” said Davies speaking on this week’s Mumbrellacast.

Davies spoke about her time at the AAP so far on this week’s Mumbrellacast

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Calum Jaspan

Calum Jaspan was news editor at Mumbrella, based in Melbourne. He was also the producer and host of the Mumbrellacast. He left Mumbrella in May 2023.

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Lisa Davies: ‘Without the AAP, regional media wouldn’t be in crisis, it wouldn’t exist’

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