Newsletters and broadcasts

Newsletters are generally short documents consisting of a few pages that are published at regular intervals. They have been a popular way of sharing information and keeping people up-to-date with events and information for many years. Advances in digital media applications mean that newsletters can be produced with interactive media as well as colour photos, diagrams and text. These media enhance the presentation of the document and make it more visually appealing to the reader.

Within the community services sector, newsletters can be used to share information with people accessing services and those with whom they live, as well as promoting information within organisations.

Broadcasts are a way of presenting information to a mass audience by way of radio or television. Information is captured digitally and transmitted by airwaves or, in some cases, through wires. Anyone with a device capable of receiving and interpreting the signals is able to watch and/or listen to the information.

In the community services environment, broadcasts can be very useful for sharing information in different languages and with specific sectors of society.