Claire Stuchbery is the CEO of the Local and Independent News Association – LINA works to ensure that local audiences are served with independent, original, high-quality public-interest news reporting on important issues.

In our conversation, Claire points to some examples of where local reporting has been able to combat misinformation and surface stories that would not have been told otherwise.

Most of us would agree this is important work. But if the business model doesn’t stack up, that means the ability for these newsrooms to continue is threatened. Claire doesn’t sugarcoat that reality. So the question becomes what does an Australia without local news look like?

Claire is one person who’s doing her best to ensure we don’t find out.