Australian Community Media (ACM) has partnered with journalist Garry Linnell to launch a national bulletin.
The Echidna will be published each weekday morning, initially taking the form of an email newsletter starting March 14. It will feature articles from Linnell and cartoons from Fiona Katauskas.
The launch of The Echidna comes as ACM ramps up its focus on the federal election.
“Our 2022 election coverage will combine the expertise of ACM's federal political team with the deep local knowledge of our 600 journalists in towns and cities around the country,” says ACM's editorial director Rod Quinn.
“We will be following the key players around the country and exposing, analysing and explaining the policies, the posturing and the pork-barrelling.
"We will also be aiming for those exclusive stories that will make the ACM network and our mastheads such as The Canberra Times, the Newcastle Herald and The Examiner in Launceston a must-read during the campaign.”
“And now with the addition of our new daily national bulletin, The Echidna, we’re set to add a bit of fun and irreverence to our coverage. With its tagline ‘Sharp and close to the ground’, The Echidna will be the refreshing start to the day for keen election watchers and also for those weary of the same old politics.”
The Echidna will be free to subscribers and will be promoted across ACM’s network of 140 mastheads.
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