The trouble that newspapers now find themselves in is due entirely to a colossal failure of management and leadership over two decades, says former newspaper journo Alan Kohler.
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Six pieces of News Ltd we’d like to see behind a paywall
News Ltd CEO John Hartigan is absolutely right: the more News Ltd content that is moved beyond a paywall, the better. Here are some articles we’d like to see there.
Guy Rundle: News Ltd is the Soviet Union
If Rupe’s outfit really is the USSR de nos jours, who are the main players?
Newspapers and bloggers: isn’t there room for everyone?
The failure to adapt a product to a market is bad business, but the petulant bitching and moaning from dinosaur media chiefs is just bad form, writes Scott Bridges
The real threat to newspapers: lifestyle
Lifestyle sections, or what News Ltd CEO John Hartigan discreetly referred to yesterday as “highly relevant and genuinely useful”, suck resources away from high-end journalism, says Trevor Cook.
Hartigan on old and new media
The irony of Hartigan talking about bloggers and citizen journalists getting the facts wrong, after a month when we have seen the media outlets publish a fraudulent email, is palpable. Pure Poison — and readers — weigh in on John Hartigan’s attack on new media.
John Hartigan’s Punchy attack on new media
News Ltd CEO John Hartigan has used a National Press Club address this afternoon to launch a savage attack on online media while spruiking News Ltd’s wares, writes Bernard Keane, (online) Canberra correspondent.
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Hartigan: the blogosphere is all eyeballs and no insight
The full transcript of News Limited Chairman and CEO John Hartigan’s speech to the National Press Club today.
News Ltd features enter a brave new — centralised — world
The restructure of News Limited’s tabloid feature sections reveals the industry is reliant on centralisation, as well as further job cuts and the loss of local content, in its efforts to reinvent itself.
Hanson photo affair undermines the right to know
The editors of the tabloids that ran the ‘Hanson’ photographs knew exactly why they were publishing these pics and I am certain the reason had nothing to do with serving the public interest, writes Michael Gawenda.
…and the Gold Walkley for Journalistc Leadership goes to…
John Hartigan!
‘Third party’s’ hand in Herald Sun editor’s sacking
An unnamed “third party” forced last month’s sacking of Herald Sun editor-in-chief Bruce Guthrie, according to court documents lodged today, writes Jonathan Green.
The Guthrie writ: conversations with Mate 1 and Mate 2
In these extracts from his writ for wrongful dismissal, sacked Herald Sun editor-in-chief Bruce Guthrie recounts conversations with News Limited Chief Executive John Hartigan and Herald Sun Managing Director Peter Blunden.
Softly-softly redundancies come to News Limited
It is a case of when, not if, as the business model that has supported journalists all these years not-so-slowly collapses, writes Margaret Simons.
Penberthy moved aside. Garry Linnell the new Tele editor
The new is coming thick and fast from News. David Penberthy has been replaced as editor of the Daily Telegraph by Garry Linnell, reports Glenn Dyer.
Time for Hartigan to save the Telegraph from itself
Sydney’s Daily Telegraph is fighting an unintended fight against press feeedom, writes Eric Beecher.
Embrace the Sun King: Kevin quotes the Blair playbook
The Government’s embrace of News Ltd’s John Hartigan has Blairite echoes, writes Bernard Keane.
Tips and rumours
I wish any news source would question John Hartigan’s (from News Ltd) qualifications to lead 2020 summit discussion on governance. The gender issue has been a red herring, why did we all assume the steering committee members were appointed on merit?
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What is Rudd playing at with his Murdoch embrace?
What is going with Rudd’s 2020 Summit appointments? John Hartigan in charge of “governance” is interesting, writes Stephen Mayne.
Wanna be starting summit: things you should know about 2020
The 2020 summit. What’s it all about? Crikey takes a look.
PM’s 2020 committee has a touch of Oscar
The excitement is mounting for the Government’s 2020 summit, writes Bernard Keane.
