ABC News announces digital transformation proposals

ABC News has outlined content initiatives and proposed changes to maintain value and relevance for audiences and safeguard our trusted public interest journalism for the future as we accelerate digital transformation, while also achieving savings and efficiencies. These include launching a national edition of the 7PM Sunday news, launching a digital-first Stateline, which will also be broadcast on Friday nights, and creating a dedicated Climate, Environment and Energy reporting team. There are also proposals to reshape the current affairs, operations and national politics teams in order to introduce more digital journalism skills and expertise to fully serve our rapidly growing digital audiences. As part of these changes, ABC News would lose around 40 existing roles and anticipates creating 24 new roles. ABC Director, News Justin Stevens: “All these proposals have the Australian public front of mind. It’s incumbent on us to ensure ABC news and journalism reaches as many Australians as possible – this means we need to be able to meet them on our digital platforms, and on new platforms they’re using, as well as maintaining traditional services. “Every media organisation is making tough decisions to be able to deliver the best and most useful services to audiences […]

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