An independent paper in Queensland's outback is looking to expand as dozens of regional papers announce they will cease their print offerings.
The Longreach Leader in the state's central-west has been in circulation since 1923, and there is no plan to stop anytime soon.
Colin Jackson, a third-generation "paper man" and the Leader's managing editor, said he was passionate about serving his community with the news of the week.
"I'm proud that the Longreach Leader is still going," he said.
"The paper this week I'm thrilled with, the news, the advertisements, we've got a full 16-pager.
"When you send that paper away digitally [for print] and it comes back and there's that tangible paper in your hands, there's a great feeling of accomplishment."
Looking for staff
Amid job cuts in the media industry, the independent newspaper in Longreach is looking to recruit more staff.
The media union expects about 150 jobs will be lost after News Corp announced several publications will move entirely online while others close.
But it could be a positive for Mr Jackson, who has struggled to fill roles at the Leader.
"We've had advertisements in the paper for a deputy editor, for a cadet, we want another salesperson, we need to train somebody in layout and design," he said.
"As soon as we're over this coronavirus, we're going to be one of the papers who have kept going and we're going to be ready to expand."
Digital will be part of Leader's future
The stoic Mr Jackson is not completely against the move towards digital; the Leader has had an online presence for a while and now has a full digital offering.
But the paper's step into the digital world has not taken away any of Mr Jackson's love for the traditional news format.
"Once it's been on screen [digital articles], it goes off-screen, it's disappeared," he said.
"A newspaper, as long as it sits on a table or a desk, people will always pick up a newspaper to read — I'm sold on that.
"It's just implausible to try and think that newspapers are just going to disappear. They won't."
