Urgent action needed to arrest decline of regional journalism, says MEAA survey; more mergers not the answer

Regional and rural journalists are overworked, underpaid and pessimistic about the future of their careers and the outlets they work for, according to a national survey conducted by the Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance, the union for Australian media workers.

Yet despite the bleak outlook, regional and rural journalists remain passionately committed to their jobs and their communities, and believe the work they do is valued by their audiences.