LINA supports newsrooms with a range of services, grants and resources intended to foster sustainable media organisations and public interest journalism. Join the movement of local and independent journalists!
Member services
LINA’s role is to provide hands-on, capacity-building support to digital and hybrid publishers in a range of areas including business operations, technology, legal and policy, audience engagement and journalism.
As a not-for-profit, our only objective is to help local and independent newsrooms in any way we can!
Hallmarks of
LINA membership
To be eligible for membership, newsrooms must be:
Publishing high-quality news content that meets the LINA Editorial Standards and Australian Press Council’s Principles and Standards of Practice.
Publishing digitally (many also distribute with print, radio and/or podcast or other platforms).
Independently owned within the community they serve.
Engaging journalists and contributors who are based within the location/community.
Producing content that is community focused, delivering public interest journalism and information on a broad range of topics to the community, and responsive to the needs and priorities of this community.
Membership
options
LINA
Membership.
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Associated
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Associate members share the same values and objectives as LINA members, and want to support the association, but may not meet all the requirements of Industry membership. Membership is subject to approval.
Not a newsroom but want to support public interest journalism and media diversity?
Estimated value and impact of LINA membership
Resource support.
- Award nomination and grant application service
- Extensive library of templates and resources
Discounts.
- Exclusive discount to AAP Newswire
- First 12 months of Canva Pro free
- Group membership to Broadstreet ad manager
Subsidies & grants.
- Environmental reporting grants
- $2,000 micro-grants for public interest journalism
Legal services.
- Pro-bono pre-publication article review by ABC Legal
- Tailored legal training for newsrooms
Training opportunities.
- Regular networking and training events with expert guests
- On-demand training on journalism and newsroom operations
Operational support.
- On-call technical advice on websites and administrative systems
- Subsidised sub-editing service
- On-call HR support
Representation & fundraising.
- Participation in annual 'Our News. Your Voice' collective fundraising campaign
- Representation in policy forums
Total annual value of a LINA membership*:
* Estimated annual value for a member engaging in all LINA offerings and discounts, etc
Services and benefits for members
| Service / Benefit | Members | Associate Member |
|---|---|---|
| Discounts | Y | Y |
| Subsidised Summit attendance | Y | Y |
| Access to advice, templates and resources | Y | Y |
| Invites to ‘Shop-talk’ and networking sessions | Y | Y |
| Member newsletter | Y | Y |
| Representation in policy forums | Y | Y |
| Access to content sharing and content amplification opportunities | Y | Y |
| Centralised IT support | Y | Y |
| Collective advertising representation | Y | Y |
| Coordinated fundraising participation | Y | Y |
| Access to training opportunities and resources | Y | Fee for service |
| Broadstreet ad server | Y | Fee for service |
| Business coaching programs | Prioritised | Fee for service |
| On-demand HR support | Prioritised | Fee for service |
| Impact Tracking templates and data development/audience engagement support | Prioritised | Y |
| Access to shared services | Prioritised | Y |
| Access to donated equipment | Prioritised | Y |
| Award nomination service | Prioritised | Y |
| Eligibility for LINA distributed grants | Prioritised | Y |
| Vote at AGM | Y | |
| Slack channel access for support and collaboration | Y | |
| Access to pro bono legal advice | Y | |
| Subsidised membership to the Australian Press Council | Y | |
| Industry members will be prioritised for LINA programs and activities with limited capacity. | ||
Support your newsroom’s reputation and credibility
LINA has quickly gained recognition within the media industry for the high-quality journalism our members are producing.
Whether you’re a new newsroom looking to gain credibility within your community, or an established media organisation needing representation to support government grant applications, being part of the LINA movement will help your reputation. If your LINA membership application is successful, you can add the LINA member badge to your website.
