It seems to me that The Drum is competing with commercial online commentary and opinion outfits. It has moved away from what I had hoped would be its mission.
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Goodbye exclusivity: Gawenda on the Fairfax Canberra merger
There has hardly been any public reaction to what I think is a momentous move by Fairfax: merging the Canberra staff of The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald into one bureau, writes Michael Gawenda.
