Member newsrooms

Get to know a little more about the local and independent newsrooms LINA supports and represents.

LINA provides capacity-building support and representation to digital newsrooms in all States and Territories across Australia.

This includes:

180 newsrooms
Reaching 11,929,866 people a month
Producing 2,665 public interest stories a week

To be eligible for LINA membership, these independent newsrooms must be producing high-quality, public interest journalism, and meet a number of other requirements.

LINA supports newsrooms all the way from inception (see our Newsroom Starter Kit) to established, sustainable news organisations.

Current members by state or territory

ACT

New South Wales

Northern Territory

South Australia

Tasmania

The average LINA member has…

Stories published per month

1.7

Mastheads/newsrooms

$298,000

Annual revenue

143,733

Monthly website visitors

Full-time-equivalent employees

Volunteer contributors

2025 LINA member survey

Want to join us?

See what LINA can do to help your newsroom, contact us with any questions, or apply for membership!

Members range from emerging newsrooms in the beginning stages of launching their news service, to mature media organisations looking to expand or improve their longterm sustainability.

Explore our map of LINA newsrooms

Meet the Newsrooms

LINA’s Communications Officer Evie Dinkelmeyer sits down each month for a chat with one of the editors, publishers or founders of a LINA newsroom. Hear about what drives them, surprising experiences, life-changing reporting, and tips and tricks from within the newsroom in our podcast series Meet the Newsrooms.