News Corp and Fairfax Media challenge ruling they are liable for defamatory comments on their Facebook postsThe high court has cast doubt on media companies’ claims that they are not responsible for defamatory comments on their social media posts. Fairfax Media and News Corp have taken the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2021-05-18 07:19:27 UTC ]
Patrick Allaway’s announcement comes a day after the company’s newspapers reported on an investigation into deputy chairman Nick FalloonThe Nine Entertainment board is facing another shake-up after the sudden resignation of a director just three months after the chief executive, Hugh Marks,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2021-03-02 06:44:21 UTC ]
News Corp Australia, Fairfax Media, Macquarie Media, the ABC and the Seven and Nine networks line up with publisher BauerMajor Australian media companies have lined up with the magazine publisher Bauer in its appeal against the record amount of damages awarded to actor Rebel Wilson last year.The... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2018-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Just weeks ago, Fairfax Media said it would have to sharply reduce staffing at many of its newspapers. But Domain, Fairfax’s lucrative online real estate portal, has had its revenue continue to grow. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2017-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
TPG Capital tells Senate inquiry it would expand the business but concedes it has no experience running newspapersOne of the bidders for Fairfax Media, TPG Capital, has told a Senate inquiry that if the $2.7bn bid were successful the consortium would grow the media business and sell it off again... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2017-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Almost anyone can use the worldwide web to be a media outlet, so how will we differentiate between truth, myth and lies? Australia’s two largest legacy media organisations recently announced big cuts to their journalistic staff. Many editorial positions, perhaps up to 120, will disappear at... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2017-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Fairfax and Warren Mundine have reached an out-of-court settlement over ‘inflammatory allegations’ Mundine says were made against himWarren Mundine says Fairfax Media will apologise to him over an article that claimed a company he had an interest in lobbied for an Indigenous body to drop... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Mans photo published in front-page stories on Abdul Numan Haider, shot dead by police after allegedly stabbing two officers Continue reading... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Columnist of 20 years given ultimatum by Sydney Morning Herald: its us or the Saturday PaperRichard Ackland says he has ended 20 years as a columnist for Fairfax Media after the Sydney Morning Herald asked him to choose between writing for a rival publication, the Saturday Paper, and the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Fairfax Media will stop printing BRW magazine but offer its content for free online, as the brand transitions into a digital property. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Sydney Morning Herald | 2013-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Fairfax Media will shed at least 45 jobs across its publishing units amid continued challenging advertising markets. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Sydney Morning Herald | 2013-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Fairfax Media has confirmed that it will no longer publish longstanding technology titles Computerworld, Reseller News and PC World. Continue reading >> [ Source: Stuff | 2013-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Fairfax Media is rolling out a number of initiatives this year as part of its ‘Fairfax of the Future’ strategy which aims to streamline operations and support the publisher’s shift to multi-platform delivery. The compa ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2013-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
HONG KONG — The Australian mining billionaire Georgina Rinehart has threatened to sell her recently acquired 19 percent stake in Fairfax Media, sending shares in the Australian publisher tumbling on Tuesday. The announcement is the latest ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2012-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Fairfax Media is in exclusive talks to acquire the publisher of independent news and opinion website Business Spectator, Reuters says. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Sydney Morning Herald | 2012-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Billionaire Gina Rinehart recently invested $146 million in Fairfax Media, the publisher of the Sydney Morning Herald and the Financial Review . Known as the "Iron Lady," Rinehart is the heir of mining magnate Lang Hancock and is believ ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2012-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
The company is pushing ahead with plans to outsource sub-editor and designer positions, despite stop-work meetings held by staffers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2011-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]