Contours of Community: The Independent Community Press in Southeast Queensland, 2006
2007 ◽
Vol 124
(1)
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pp. 96-107
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Often dismissed as irrelevant and not worth the paper they are written on, community newspapers have received little scholarly attention. Yet results from a survey of independent community newspapers in Southeast Queensland challenge the assumption that this sector is in decline, and reveal a popular and vibrant industry that has an important function in the formation and maintenance of communities.