REPORTING IN SHRINKING KIWI NEWSPAPER PARADISE

 

The Kaikoura Star, a weekly ,  like so many newspapers in the country is owned by an Australian conglomerate, Fairfax . The Media  Entertainment and Arts Alliance says that in Australia  1500 journalists  were made redundant  during 2012-2013.  Between  3500 and  4000  journalists  now work  on  newspapers , down from 6500   five years  ago.