Membership Terms

LINA Membership Terms and Conditions

Our commitment

• LINA will make every effort to provide consistent, high-quality services to members and to develop further member benefits as quickly as possible. 
• LINA’s role is to support a vibrant hyperlocal and independent news landscape in Australia, including nurturing start-up newsrooms and seeking multiple news sources to inform audiences. Our view is: more is more. 
• LINA will represent its members professionally and will regularly consult its membership for guidance on key priorities and principles. 
• LINA will maintain an inclusive environment and reserves the right to revoke membership should our Codes of Conduct be violated.

Your commitment

As a LINA member you will:

• Uphold LINA’s Editorial Standards (Download PDF) and Australian Press Council’s Principles and Standards of Practice in your work;
• Acknowledge your LINA membership and Australian Press Council (membership to the APC is one of LINA’s many benefits) on your website and any other appropriate digital spaces using text template and logos;
• Adhere to the LINA members Code of Conduct when engaging with other members (download PDF);
• Actively contribute to a collective community aiming to build capacity for all involved; and
• Maintain payment of monthly LINA membership fees
• Ensure payment of annual fee* for collective membership of the Australian Press Council is maintained where applicable.

By clicking the ‘Acknowledge and agree’ button below, you are agreeing that:

1. You have read the LINA Members Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards and commit to upholding the values and actions outlined throughout your membership of LINA.
2. You will confidentially share business and audience related data with LINA to inform our advocacy efforts. This may be via our annual survey or by request. See LINA’s Privacy Policy for information on how we manage your personal information.
3. You agree to monthly membership payments charged to the credit card provided on an ongoing basis.
4. You acknowledge that membership fees paid will not be refunded.
5. You acknowledge that cancellation of membership must be notified via email and will result in no further charges beyond the notification date.

* Reduced rates are available however due to the confidential nature these rates cannot be published. Contact Emma Marshall for details.