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Kevin Rudd’s petition calling for royal commission into media backed by head of Queensland councils
Media organisations of all kinds are failing regional audiences, according to a mayor who also represents local councils across Queensland.
Key points:
- LGAQ president and Sunshine Coast Mayor Mark Jamieson backs Kevin Rudd’s call for royal commission into media
- Cr Jamieson says newspapers and news outlets should report the news, not try to make the news
- He raises concerns that local news bulletins and reports are using too much news from out of town
Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ) president Mark Jamieson has backed former prime minister Kevin Rudd’s petition for a royal commission into Australia’s media landscape.
The LGAQ represents the state’s 77 councils, many of which lost their local newspapers when News Corp shifted…
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