In the News
Local news: end of an era?
Ararat journalist, 16-year-old Jack Ward, says communities are 'without voices' when local papers are shut, or moved online.
ABC The Drum
The demise of local news in Australia
For many local papers, the coronavirus pandemic was the nail in the coffin. Jack Ward speaks about the changing Ararat news landscape.
The Conversation Hour
16-year-old becomes only news source
Sunrise covers Ararat's Latest in their 'Feel Good Friday' segment when I became Ararat's only source of local news.
Sunrise
Young Ararat journalist Jack Ward breaking ground
Ararat College school captain Jack Ward is one of four finalists in an online category of 7News Young Achiever Awards Victoria.
The Weekly Advertiser
Jack Ward becomes Ararat's only reporter
Lisa Wilkinson discovers that one town in Victoria is among those finding a new way to keep telling its own stories.
The Project
Jack Ward named Student Journalist of the Year
More than 165 teens from public and private middle and high schools, colleges and journalism programs were honored, including 2020’s Student Journalist of the Year, Jack Ward in Ararat, Australia.
YJI
Rival publisher to fill void after ACM's closure of Ararat Advertiser
Mr Wilson said he was so impressed by Jack's tenacity and passion, he had hired him to work 10 hours a week on the Ararat Advocate.
ABC South West Vic
ABC Ballarat Radio Segment
ABC Ballarat shares AC News' story and journey with their listeners across Western Victoria.
ABC Ballarat
Local Scoop
Nine News covers the launch of The Ararat Advocate - my first paying job in the journalism industry.
Nine News
The Ararat Advocate fills the void
Nine News Afternoon covers the launch of The Ararat Advocate - my first paying job in the journalism industry.
Nine News
Ararat Advertiser closure leaves reporting to 16yo high-school student Jack Ward
When 16-year-old Jack Ward started his news podcast at the start of this year, it was born out of a passion for bringing people information.
ABC South West Vic
Ararat students on the hunt for news
The school’s news station – AC News – is approaching its two-year anniversary after student Jack Ward founded the program at the beginning of 2017.
The Weekly Advertiser