Fairfax's warm glow short-lived amid cuts, strike and Sheehan debacle | Amanda Meade

With the SMH brand celebrating its 185th year, record readership figures and even a $27m profit, further cuts have provoked anger among Fairfax staff As the Sydney Morning Herald looks forward to its 185th birthday next month staff had been celebrating the fact that the masthead is the most widely read publication in the country, enjoying a 1.2m lead over its nearest competitor, Murdoch’s Daily Telegraph. And with the appointment of the popular veteran Judith Whelan as editor plus a $27m half-year profit, for once, there had been some reason to celebrate. It had been a tough couple of weeks with the paper’s proud staff having to wear the shame of the masthead publishing a false story of rape written by Paul Sheehan, who is now on indefinite leave after failing to check the veracity of the story. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2016-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Making of 'The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley': Hannah Tinti Talks with Her Editor

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