Hundreds of jobs to go as News Corp confirms restructure

Max MasonSenior courts and crime reporter

May 28, 2020 – 8.58am

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News Corp has confirmed sweeping changes to its Australian newspaper portfolio, with hundreds of jobs to go, the closure nearly 100 community and regional print titles, a range of which will move to digital-only.

The Australian Financial Review previously revealed News Corp Australia’s plan to close a large range of community and regional print editions in favour of digital only models, something the company has been experimenting with since 2018, launching 16 digital-only titles.

Max Mason covers financial crime, courts 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