While The Australian afforded the issue of book reform appropriate and extensive coverage this morning, the Fairfax broadsheets were missing in action. It’s an absence Australian public life can ill-afford.
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Crikey Says: Fairfax MIA on book imports
Fairfax AGM: coming last and loving it
Guess what? I got 42 million Fairfax votes in favour of my board tilt! And, err, 1.37 billion against. Stephen Mayne on coming last.
Fairfax to rule out locking up news websites?
Listen out for the sound of the Murdoch minions reacting to the cold water Fairfax Media CEO Brian McCarthy has just poured on the idea of paid content news websites at the Fairfax AGM this morning.
There may still be twists in the Fairfax tale
The Fairfax AGM tomorrow may not be quite the cakewalk the board has been at such pains to orchestrate.
Gerard Noonan on Fairfax, David Evans and corporate sloppiness
Gerard Noonan says it wasn’t he who nudged ACMA into reviewing the position of conflicted Fairfax board member, David Evans, but believes it was extraordinarily sloppy to let the situation persist for so long, reports Margaret Simons.
A new front in the battle for Fairfax
The battle for the Fairfax Media just became even more interesting with today’s revelation that the industry regulator, ACMA, is conducting a review of independent director David Evans.
A growth story? What the candidates for Fairfax told ACSI
If there is a growth and a renewal story for Fairfax, it needs to be found soon. The Board has made it clear it wants to recruit media experience. Where will it turn?
Sad tales from the opening of Melbourne’s new Fairfax building
Margaret Simons was at the “soft opening” of the new Age building in Melbourne. What’s a “soft launch”? It is the launch you have when the Board is dysfunctional and the Chairman doing the honours has been forced out.
Crikey Says: Poor Packer has had a gutful this morning
It was fat puns aplenty at News Limited this morning, with lots of unflattering photos running of rival media mogul James Packer. What point were they trying to make exactly?
When Fairfax moves, will Andrew Bolt be an outside broadcast?
Could management at Fairfax Media be so precious about rivals accessing its sparkling new Collins Street headquarters they are already hatching plans to bar News Limited employees from the premises?
Fairfax board: what happened to the other three candidates?
The papers are full of news and views about the elevation of Roger Corbett as chairman of the Fairfax Media Board. But what has happened to the three candidates who have already nominated?
What to think about Roger Corbett and the Fairfax Board?
Predictably, Roger Corbett is the new chairman of Fairfax. Will he encourage brave hiring and get more into new media? He’d better, writes Margaret Simons.
Guy Rundle: A memo from incoming Fairfax chair Roger Corbett
A memo from the new chair of the Fairfax board has fallen off the back of a delivery van. Guy Rundle reports:
A board without women is …. Fairfaxed!
Lost in the details of the great schism in the Fairfax boardroom is the news that after the annual general meeting next month, there will be no women on the board.
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours: Public servants get chakras aligned at taxpayer expense!
According to one tip-off today, a federal agency is the talk of the town after forking out $50,000 for a recent two night/three day sojourn at a luxury Southern Highlands resort for the entire staff.
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours: Fairfax a sinking ship?
Is Fairfax really looking like a company soon to collapse? Plus, who is preparing water tanks to keep their rarely used tennis court luscious and green?
Does Fairfax need a 67-year-old grocer at the helm?
Roger Corbett is poised to become Chairman of Fairfax. Does he honestly believe he is the best person to steer Australia’s venerable newspaper publisher through the most challenging period in its history?
Bartholomeusz: Confrontation could tip Fairfax over the edge
There is a distinct possibility of a complete implosion within Fairfax, which would hand a near-empty boardroom to the two Fairfax family members writes Business Spectator’s Stephen Bartholomeusz.
When will News expose the Evans/Fairfax conflict, Terry?
With a Murdoch associate on the Fairfax board, the hands of News Limited commentators are tied, which is why commentary on Ron Walker leaving has been particularly quiet.
Fairfax knee-cappings and The AFR’s power lunch
The AFR Magazine today has produced its annual Power edition, which is a great read but misses a few key points.
Is Ron Walker developing a Citizen Kane swagger?
Fairfax chairman Ron Walker seems to be developing a bit of a swagger — almost as though he were a proprietor. Witness the cars, the drivers, the general display of grace under pressure.
Fall of the media empires as simple as ABC?
ABC boss Mark Scott is to give a critical media lecture, titled “The Fall of Rome: Media After Empire”. It’s post colonial time as the media empires crumble, writes Margaret Simons.
New blood jostles for Fairfax control
Was there ever a company more clearly in need of fresh talent than Fairfax Media? Sadly, the Fairfax board is better at perpetuating itself than reinventing and reinvigorating.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: The wage gap
Crikey readers get worked up over the wage gap between men and women, new diplomat Brendan Nelson and double dissolution. Plus, Pfizer’s official response.
The Harris and Noonan Fairfax tickets
Two leading journalists and editors have announced their intention to nominate for the Fairfax Board. The underlying implication: readers and journalists have had enough, says Margaret Simons.
