The desperation the Sydney media has for its own version of Melbourne’s Underbelly knows no end as they try to outscoop each other over the murder of small-time Sydney standover merchant Michael McGurk.
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Fairfax ‘Clayton’s’ business merger’ may yet claim scalps
The restructure of business reporting at Fairfax has been announced, but staff are still trying to get to grips with what it actually means, writes Margaret Simons.
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.
More cost cutting on the cards for Oz papers
More news from the cost-cutting front at newspapers around the nation, writes Margaret Simons.
A bumper boost: crunching the Fairfax circulation figures
The only thing that can be said about last week’s release of figures is that for Fairfax broadsheets, there is no information that can be relied upon, writes Margaret Simons.
Whispers at Fairfax: restructure is nigh
There are rumours that bubble away more or less constantly in the Fairfax newsrooms. But are the latest rumours true? Margaret Simons writes.
The Australian to raise its cover price to $1.50
“The heart of the nation” is bumping up its weekday price by 20 cents to $1.50 from Monday, a rise of more than 15%, Mumbrella can reveal.
Fairfax classifieds in free fall. What next?
Goldman Sachs JB Were claiming dramatic falls in classified advertising in Fairfax’s traditional metro papers for December, writes Peter Cox.
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
The end of Fairfax cadetships?
Fairfax Media is blaming the recent round of redundancies for the freezing of its traineeship program next year but it appears there is another equally important agenda behind the decision, writes Andrew Dodd.
Far from straightforward at Fairfax
The agenda for the Fairfax Annual General Meeting is not straightforward writes a Fairfax insider.
Fairfax exodus but what about Sunday Telly?
News Ltd scribblers are not giving any like the same coverage to the personnel meltdown which is happening under their very noses at The Sunday Telegraph, writes Alex Mitchell.
Fairfax day of reckoning
Fairfax journalists lining up for voluntary redundancies will find out today whether they can take the money and run and everyone else will find out how many will be kicked out against their will, writes Andrew Dodd.
The Oz detached from reality on Costello memoir
What a pack of clowns they are at The Weekend Australian, writes Bernard Keane.
Beecher v Devine: The threat to public trust journalism
The looming prospect of greatly diminished quality journalism in Australia is in my view a discussion that is, at least, a subject worthy of debate rather than derision, writes Eric Beecher.
Fairfax new mission statement: striving towards stupidity
Brian McCarthy is leading the great dumbing down of Fairfax, writes Glenn Dyer.
SMH shows Mike Carlton the door
Mike Carlton, one of The Sydney Morning Herald’s most popular columnists, has been sacked after refusing to write for this weekend’s edition, writes Alex Mitchell.
Beecher: No debate on journalism at Fairfax
There’s an intense debate about the future of journalism vibrating across the Australian media — except in the media owned by the company which ignited the debate in the first place, writes Eric Beecher.
Fairfax suffering from anti-employee management?
The company has chosen the three worse performing areas in 2008: the metro printing and publishing businesses reported lower sales and earnings, as did New Zealand newspapers, writes Glenn Dyer.
