If you think the loss of journalism and news outlets isn’t about you, think again.

A thread.
This one affects the people of Hinchinbrook in North Queensland

https://twitter.com/rach_riley/status/1275734126713159680?s=21 https://twitter.com/rach_riley/status/1275734126713159680
This one affects the people of Adelaide, SA

https://twitter.com/benjnielsen/status/1275644452892180481?s=21 https://twitter.com/benjnielsen/status/1275644452892180481
This one affects people who listen to or watch the ABC is regional areas

https://twitter.com/kellazzaro/status/1275668292473102341?s=21 https://twitter.com/kellazzaro/status/1275668292473102341
This one affects people in south-western Queensland

https://twitter.com/jorjamcdonnell/status/1275611802873679872?s=21 https://twitter.com/jorjamcdonnell/status/1275611802873679872
This one affects the people around Casino in northern NSW

https://twitter.com/susannafreymark/status/1275392122783293441?s=21 https://twitter.com/susannafreymark/status/1275392122783293441
This one affects the people of Mackay in Queensland

https://twitter.com/raewilson78/status/1273949935394676737?s=21 https://twitter.com/raewilson78/status/1273949935394676737
Anyone who’s ever relied on the ABC for news and information

https://twitter.com/saffronhowden/status/1270284116500426753?s=21 https://twitter.com/saffronhowden/status/1270284116500426753
This one affects anyone who read Vice

https://twitter.com/ViscountBrooky/status/1267256536612532225?s=20 https://twitter.com/viscountbrooky/status/1267256536612532225
This one affects everyone who lives in 112 towns or suburbs serviced by a News Corp local paper

https://twitter.com/meadea/status/1265842605742424064?s=21 https://twitter.com/meadea/status/1265842605742424064
What about the readers of 10Daily

https://twitter.com/joshbutler/status/1262219576797827075?s=21 https://twitter.com/joshbutler/status/1262219576797827075
Or BuzzFeed

https://twitter.com/saffronhowden/status/1263652412453085187?s=21 https://twitter.com/saffronhowden/status/1263652412453085187
This one affects the people of Gippsland in Victoria

https://twitter.com/lester_brad/status/1260896624064163840?s=21 https://twitter.com/lester_brad/status/1260896624064163840
Then there’s the people who don’t have easy internet access or navigation skills

https://twitter.com/madeline_link/status/1257074616511561728?s=21 https://twitter.com/madeline_link/status/1257074616511561728
This one would affect the people of Quirindi in NSW

https://twitter.com/saffronhowden/status/1254164867071655936?s=21 https://twitter.com/saffronhowden/status/1254164867071655936
This one affects the people of Esperance in WA

https://twitter.com/laurabirch25/status/1250205595891687426?s=21 https://twitter.com/laurabirch25/status/1250205595891687426
And this one the people of Singleton in the NSW Hunter Valley

https://twitter.com/saffronhowden/status/1250038520208490499?s=21 https://twitter.com/saffronhowden/status/1250038520208490499
What about the people of Northam in WA

https://twitter.com/elizamwynn/status/1250038695748464641?s=21 https://twitter.com/elizamwynn/status/1250038695748464641
Or those in Mt Isa in Queensland?

https://twitter.com/ericbarker92/status/1249937406834270208?s=21 https://twitter.com/EricBarker92/status/1249937406834270208
This is about all of us. Our communities, our lives, our right to reliable information.

https://twitter.com/saffronhowden/status/1249900342776483840?s=21 https://twitter.com/saffronhowden/status/1249900342776483840
And this thread represents just a selection of the loss.
What about the folks near Bundaberg in Qld

https://twitter.com/tobiloftus/status/1275898574711042048?s=21 https://twitter.com/tobiloftus/status/1275898574711042048
Feeling for the people of St George and Balonne in Queensland who’ve enjoyed this paper since 1905

https://twitter.com/tobiloftus/status/1275899560078934017?s=21 https://twitter.com/tobiloftus/status/1275899560078934017
And let’s not forget, you know, young people

https://twitter.com/bhakthi/status/1275615056793722881?s=21 https://twitter.com/bhakthi/status/1275615056793722881
This one broke me

https://twitter.com/lianawalker_/status/1276276110293000192?s=21 https://twitter.com/lianawalker_/status/1276276110293000192
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