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When the local paper shut down, this 16-year-old was his towns only news source
When the Ararat Advertiser stopped publication due to an advertising downturn caused by coronavirus, it left the 8,000 person town on Southern Victoria with Jack Ward as it’s only journalist. The 16-year-old’s podcast, Ararat’s Latest, proved to be very popular with people in the town. Jack spoke with Kendra Jewel for The Happydemic.
Listen to the full podcast here.
The Happydemic is a new podcast from SYN focusing on sharing the good things that young people are doing during the Coronavirus Pandemic. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts from and follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram; @TheHappydemic
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