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Survival of the fittest: Media's toughest year in decades Survival of the fittest: Media's toughest year in decades Normal text size Advertisement The Australian media sector entered 2020 already in a mild state of crisis. With traditional advertising models already smashed by the growth of the digital giants, only the most strategic and well-run players were looking forward to a prosperous year when the smoke of the summer fires started clearing in late January. Then the COVID-19 pandemic ripped away huge swathes of revenue, forced overnight changes to the way newsrooms and production houses...

Fundraising activities had to be cancelled due to the pandemic. The organisation has spent an additional £1.2 million this year on PPE, including almost 700,000 face masks, 2.4 million gloves and 4,700 litres of hand sanitiser. This is money the charity hadn’t budgeted for but needed to be spent to keep its lifesavers and the public protected during the coronavirus crisis. To give an example of the commitment and dedication lifeboat crews make, this is the story of one recently recruited lifeboat volunteer at Beaumaris Lifeboat station. Canon Robert Townsend, vicar and lifeboatma...

Commission approves Economic Development Grant Resolution Suzette Lowe Reporter If a grant is approved by the West Virginia Development Office, the Jackson County Economic Development Authority (JCEDA) will receive $27,727 to promote local businesses. Mark Whitley, JCEDA director, informed the Jackson County Commission at the Dec. 2 meeting, that marketing and business retention are two areas that the grant will help to address. “We’ve gotten this grant for several years,” Whitley said. “It’s our hope that we will be approved again this year. We will update our website, jcda.org, co...

Fundraising activities had to be cancelled due to the pandemic. The organisation has spent an additional £1.2 million this year on PPE, including almost 700,000 face masks, 2.4 million gloves and 4,700 litres of hand sanitiser. This is money the charity hadn’t budgeted for but needed to be spent to keep its lifesavers and the public protected during the coronavirus crisis. To give an example of the commitment and dedication lifeboat crews make, this is the story of one recently recruited lifeboat volunteer at Beaumaris Lifeboat station. Canon Robert Townsend, vicar and lifeboatma...

Fundraising activities had to be cancelled due to the pandemic. The organisation has spent an additional £1.2 million this year on PPE, including almost 700,000 face masks, 2.4 million gloves and 4,700 litres of hand sanitiser. This is money the charity hadn’t budgeted for but needed to be spent to keep its lifesavers and the public protected during the coronavirus crisis. To give an example of the commitment and dedication lifeboat crews make, this is the story of one recently recruited lifeboat volunteer at Beaumaris Lifeboat station. Canon Robert Townsend, vicar and lifeboatma...