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Our new @niassembly All Party Group on Press Freedom and Media Sustainability has today issued a Call for Evidence on the long term future of local media.

If you work in local media, or care about its future, GIVE US YOUR VIEWS 👇
What are we asking?

If you are are in the industry...

We want to understand the impact of Covid on commercial revenue and employment.

But also about the longer term impact of tech and print decline.

And: how you think Government might be able to help.. https://m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/business/northern-ireland/several-northern-ireland-newspapers-forced-to-halt-publication-because-of-covid-19-39076678.html
Several Northern Ireland newspapers forced to halt publication because of Covid-19

Several local newspapers across Northern Ireland are introducing pay cuts or halting publication amid the outbreak of coronavirus.

https://m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/business/northern-ireland/several-northern-ireland-newspapers-forced-to-halt-publication-because-of-covid-19-39076678.html
If you are in civil society, community sport, small business, what does local media mean to you?

How does it sustain your business, how does it protect local democracy?

What kind of local media do you want to see into the future?
Earlier this year we put together a plan to urgently help media get through Covid, some of which @dptfinance acted on.

Now we need a longer term plan to sustain local media into the future... https://www.irishnews.com/paywall/tsb/irishnews/irishnews/irishnews//news/northernirelandnews/2020/04/24/news/executive-to-consider-rescue-plan-for-local-media-1913566/content.html
Executive to consider rescue plan for local media

The Executive Office have said they will consider proposals aimed at securing the future of local media outlets, hit hard by the coronavirus crisis.

https://www.irishnews.com/paywall/tsb/irishnews/irishnews/irishnews//news/northernirelandnews/2020/04/24/news/executive-to-consider-rescue-plan-for-local-media-1913566/content.html
Here are the questions👇

Please submit evidence by 26 March to [email protected]

To be clear, this is a multi-party effort with MLAs with both professional and real life experience of our media @mikenesbittni @emmarogansf @BradleyMla

We need your views.
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