The Messenger is the little sister of The Advertiser and is so much better in a lot of different ways. There are 11 Messenger mastheads in total and they cover all the major regions of metropolitan Adelaide, The Hills, and the further northern suburbs.
The Messenger is largely about community news, and each paper only prints stories that involves, people or events that are happening in those suburbs. They are on top of everything going on the area and attend local council meetings regularly to get the most up to date information on things that affect those residents.
They also have a strong sport focus and have a number of dedicated sports journalists who cover all the amateur sport in Adelaide. They feature a wide range of sports, especially focusing on members of the community who have excelled or have an interesting perspective or story.
There are suburb offices for most of the papers and they welcome the public to come in and have a chat. They also follow up story ideas posted by residents on their website and these can end up being on the front page if it is newsworthy. The papers are also free so if you missed your weekly delivery just pop into your local suburb office and they will be happy to give you a free copy. read more