Heartbeat of Australia: Tracking, Understanding and Engaging News Audiences

该项目旨在通过纵向受众调查，利益相关者深入访谈和边缘化受众的案例研究，制定当地新闻生态系统健康状况的晴雨表，以解决当地新闻的生存危机。预期成果包括建立一个强大的证据基础，以评估地方新闻对受众和更广泛社会的价值，以及制定创新的新战略，以更好地应对新闻业在适应数字环境方面面临的挑战。通过制定战略，制作和提供高质量的地方新闻，在财政上是可持续的，该项目旨在为新闻业和澳大利亚各地的个人和社区的福祉带来重大利益。

This project aims to address the existential crisis of local news by developing a barometer of the health of local news ecosystems informed by longitudinal audience surveys, stakeholder in-depth interviews and case studies of marginalised audiences. Expected outcomes include a robust evidence base to assess the value of local news to audiences and wider society, and innovative new strategies to better address the challenges the news industry faces in adapting to the digital environment. By devising strategies to produce and deliver quality local news that is financially sustainable, the project aims to deliver significant benefits to the news industry and the wellbeing of individuals and communities across Australia.