
Jobs to go in Nine-Fairfax merger
Nine Entertainment will make 144 positions redundant following its merger with Fairfax Media.
Nine Entertainment will make 144 positions redundant following its merger with Fairfax Media.
Healthier competition in the South Australian media market will be good for everyone, writes InDaily publisher Paul Hamra.
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In the midst of a particularly bad month for the media industry in South Australia, the union representing journalists has outlined the “bleak” jobs situation at News Corp’s Adelaide office and has questioned the ABC’s decision to axe several senior newsroom staff.
Former foreign correspondent Peter Greste hopes his talk at WOMADelaide will help people understand why press freedom must be protected and remind them of the crucial role journalists play in holding governments to account.
Less than 24 hours after her shock departure from Nine’s Today show, Lisa Wilkinson says she’s feeling “great” – but she has declined to comment on reports her decision was due to an unresolved pay discrepancy.
The Turnbull Government’s media ownership deregulation bill is set to pass the Senate this afternoon, including a $60 million fund negotiated by Nick Xenophon to allay concerns the new laws will allow large media companies to dominate markets like Adelaide.
This week, we hand over the Media Week column to Royce Zygarlicki who takes issue with last week’s assertion that Adelaide’s national significance in the media and advertising industries is in decline. Rather, he argues that digital media is invigorating the local industry.