AAP newswire saved but half the jobs to go

Max MasonSenior courts and crime reporter

Jun 5, 2020 – 4.24pm

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The Australian Associated Press newswire will be sold to a consortium, in a bittersweet deal that will save the 85-year-old news service but mean half the editorial jobs will go.

AAP chief executive Bruce Davidson told staff of the sale, first revealed by The Australian Financial Review on Friday, to a consortium led by former News Corp Australia and Foxtel chief executive Peter Tonagh.

Max Mason covers insolvency, courts, financial crime, cybercrime and corporate wrongdoing. A Walkley Award winner, Max’s journalism has also received awards from the National Press Club of Australia, the Kennedy Awards and Citibank. Message Max on Signal https://tinyurl.com/MaxMason