The latest Fairfax skipper, Roger Corbett, is going have to row mighty hard and with a “titanic” weight on his shoulders, writes Roger Montgomery.
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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:
Fairfax recruit highlights new employer’s no-vacancy rort
The so-called no-vacancy rule makes getting on a public company board impossible for outsiders. Forcing institutions to disclose how they vote will further expose the old boys’ network, starting with Fairfax.
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?
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.
Ron “will he, won’t he” Walker regrets rien
Fairfax chairman Ron Walker is still being coy about whether or not he’ll resign come the fractious November AGM. He has told The Australian that without him, “this company wouldn’t be alive today.”
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.
Corbett’s tough call: what will Fairfax’s deputy chairman do?
Fairfax chairman Ron Walker wants to stay until March. But with the Marinya camp’s significant minority pushing for an earlier demise, any victory would be pyrrhic, says Jennifer Hewett. Time for a push?
Walker must walk from Fairfax now
Fairfax patriarch John B Fairfax has condemned Ron Walker’s term as chairman, demanding he resign at the company’s November annual general meeting.
Will Kirk’s $4 million farewell be the end of Ron Walker?
After six years on the Fairfax Media board, the last four as chairman, Ron Walker looks like he’s doing a John Howard in attempting to stay one term too many.
Hockey stumbles on economics 101
Joe Hockey reckons the federal government is running out of “fuel” to get the economy through the global financial crisis, writes Glenn Dyer.
Pokies moguls in Machiavellian Fairfax plot
Roger Corbett and Ron Walker lunched at Machiavelli’s in Sydney this week. Were they plotting the future of our most venerable media company? Stephen Mayne writes.
Making a cool Meakin: Media salaries Part 2
Seven head of news and current affairs Peter Meakin earned $1.1 million for the nine months to April 4 this year, when Seven Media was separated from the Seven Network accounts. Last year he received $744,000 for the entire year to June 30.
