Advocate
Devonport, Tasmania, AustraliaEnglishServing the North West Coast of Tasmania since 1890, this regional publication provides essential local news, community reporting, and investigative coverage for the residents of Devonport and surrounding areas. It is recognized as a vital pillar of the regional media landscape, maintaining a long-standing commitment to documenting the social, political, and economic developments of Tasmania’s coastal communities.
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Highly concentrated ownership defines the national print media market, with News Corp and Nine Entertainment controlling the vast majority of circulation. The flagship national daily is the centre-right broadsheet The Australian, owned by News Corp, which also publishes mass-market tabloids like Melbourne's Herald Sun and Sydney's The Daily Telegraph. Nine Entertainment operates the country's oldest continuously published paper, the centre-left leaning Sydney Morning Herald, alongside its Melbourne stablemate, The Age. Beyond the major metropolitan centres, regional dailies and rural weeklies play a crucial role in covering remote states and agricultural communities. Paperboy indexes 325 Australian newspapers — browse the full directory below.
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