News Corp co-executive Rupert Murdoch, seen here arriving at last week's News Awards ceremony with his son Lachlan (second right), was in Australia this month. Photo: Brendan Esposito / AAP

Media

Is Murdoch's empire "waging a war on the Prime Minister of Australia"?

The fragmentation that is devouring Australia’s politics is reflected in the increasingly stark polarisation of the country’s professional mass media, argues Denis Muller.

Notes on Adelaide

SA media's depressing numbers, late Labor man's reputation unravels

In today’s Notes On Adelaide column: the impending loss of decades of local journalism experience and allegations multiply about a lauded former Labor insider’s past.

News

"It's horrendous": Journalists' union weighs in on SA job cuts

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.

Local

News Corp confirms Adelaide production cuts

News Corp Australia has confirmed a new round of redundancies from its Adelaide operation which produces The Advertiser, Sunday Mail and Messenger newspapers.

Business

News Corp posts $1.46 billion loss

Media mogul Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp has posted a third-quarter net loss of $US1.1 billion ($A1.46 billion), mainly due to its revaluing of Foxtel and Fox Sports Australia.