Addressing the Crisis of Local Visual News in Regional and Remote Australia

该项目旨在衡量八个主要地理区域的不同出版商在区域新闻平台上发布的视觉内容的数量和质量。这是澳大利亚第一个在区域背景下研究从制作到呈现再到消费本地视觉新闻的全周期。预期的项目成果包括加强记者和社区之间的关系，加强区域新闻生态系统，以及更具代表性的地方视觉新闻产品。这些成果促进了对一个研究不足领域的学术理解，有助于区域澳大利亚，包括区域土著澳大利亚人，在该地区产生的新闻中看到自己，并为遭受重创的新闻提供者提供商业利益。

This project aims to measure the volume and quality of visual content on regional news platforms by diverse publishers in eight key geographic areas. It is the first in Australia to examine the full cycle from production through presentation to consumption for local visual news in a regional context. Expected project outcomes include enhanced relationships between journalists and communities, stronger regional news ecosystems, and a more representative local visual news product. These outcomes boost the academic understanding of an understudied area, help regional Australia, including regional Indigenous Australia, see itself in the journalism that is produced in the regions, and provide commercial benefits to hard-hit news providers.