Sometimes you can see the nature of organisations more clearly from the periphery than from the heart — although, of course, rural NSW is the heart of the old, pre-Fairfax Rural Press. And unfortunately, the regional papers aren’t looking too crash hot.
Rural Press
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.
Channel Seven to buy Fairfax?
Citigroup research released over the weekend lays out the case for a complex bid by the Seven Network to buy Fairfax Media, writes Glenn Dyer.
Fairfax restructure just more jobs for the boys
Fairfax’s long touted reorganization is much ado about nothing: mediocrity rewarded, according to a Fairfax insider.
Fairfax calls its mastheads “Cash Generating Units”
Fairfax has an unfortunate way with words for a company that publishes so many, writes Glenn Dyer.
Fairfax bloodbath set to get bloodier
Analysts are expecting a torrent of red ink when stricken old media firm Fairfax releases its first half results on Monday, writes Andrew Crook.
A hunch: John B Fairfax won’t be Fairfax chair
JB Fairfax is not going to take the chairman’s job at Fairfax, writes Margaret Simons
Stockmarket kicks Fairfax in the shins
The stockmarket gave Fairfax Media a gentle kicking this morning after it did what everyone expected it to do and ground out a profit for the June 30 year that hardly set the world afire, writes Glenn Dyer.
The re-formatting that Fairfax forgot
Last April Fairfax was all abuzz, with news that its unwieldy broadsheets would be trimmed down to look like the sleek New York Times. Nine months later and it appears that the readers could be disappointed, writes Andrew Dodd.
Tips and rumours
How come you are not all over this story? Rural Press (FFX) are sending IT staff, journos, and the like from all over the state to cover these sites. They are willing to spend thousands to get staff to these sites and get the papers out. I know one guy who will be paid over $1,000 […]
Media controllers now busier controlling their media
The most significant changes in the wake of the Howard Government’s controversial cross media laws can be seen in the television and newspaper markets judging by data provided to Crikey by the Australian Communications and Media Authority, writes Andrew Dodd.
Need a good CEO? Use the Fairfax model, try an All Black
It continues to amaze what a strong, front foot player for a CEO can do to a company’s standing in the markets. Or a former All Black captain and halfback. Glenn Dyer reports.
