This Month
Inside the attempted coup gripping New Zealand’s media
The dispute between the publisher of the NZ Herald and billionaire Jim Grenon – who wants to turf the board – is threatening to engulf Australian investors.
‘Just not feminism’: The rise of ‘conservative Cosmo’
The Evie reader can work. She can be a mother. It’s her choice. It’s just not feminism.
March
Trump bump for New York Sun, the masthead that refused to die
Under Dovid Efune, who acquired the nearly defunct title four years ago, the Sun has benefited from the rising popularity of right-leaning movements in the US.
Nine’s new CEO chosen for ‘mix of strategic and commercial acumen’
The former Bauer Media boss will take over immediately after five months acting in the role at the broadcasting and publishing giant.
Catalano’s ACM sells Launceston print site for $3.5 million
The decision to cease printing newspapers in northern Tasmania paved way for sale of the 5763-square-metre site.
Open justice needs social media-era rethink, says Chief Justice
Federal Court Chief Justice Debra Mortimer wants to move beyond “misused” conceptions of open justice, which are tied to traditional methods of media consumption.
February
Your attention has been hacked. Here’s how to reclaim your brain
Life in the attention age is more anxious and more depressed, more isolated and less social. It cannot go on like this, right?
The obsessions that make Nagi Maehashi tick
The drive that took the RecipeTin Eats founder and bestselling author to PwC, Brookfield and out on her own is about more than simply selling cookbooks.
January
Think you know The Betoota Advocate? You probably don’t
The Betoota Advocate has spawned podcast and talent management businesses, and a raft of idioms. Now they just need to make some proper money.
The sweet irony of OpenAI’s DeepSeek beef
OpenAI thinks DeepSeek took its private data to train its models; the hearts of writers, artists, musicians and journalists around the world must bleed for it.
Joe Aston returns to the Financial Review
The author of ‘The Chairman’s Lounge’ will publish a monthly column with his former employer under a new commercial deal.
Why it’s an unhappy new year at Guardian HQ
The ructions at the Australian arm echo the reports of low morale and spiky political divisions at the left-liberal news outlet’s London head office.
OpenAI deal shows the value of journalism to AI giants
A commercial deal between ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and US publisher Axios is relatively small, but highlights the value big tech platforms should be paying for.
Amanda Laing joins Nine, Stan CEO departs in strategic overhaul
The company is simplifying its management and giving executives more responsibility for revenue growth. Several senior figures will depart as a result.
John Wylie’s Tanarra Capital takes Nine stake after share price slide
The former investment banker is known for pushing companies his firm holds stakes in, from Lendlease to Tabcorp, to make major changes and spin off assets.
December 2024
Coverage of Basil Zempilas rival unfair, imbalanced: press watchdog
The Seven West-funded Independent Media Council has upheld three complaints about negative coverage of the Perth mayor’s opponent.
Australian authors dominate Christmas book sales
Tim Winton, Helen Garner, Joe Aston and Nagi Maehashi – or RecipeTin Eats, as her website is called – are leading sales and helping independent bookshops stay strong.
You’ve seen this book everywhere. TikTok is responsible
The romance novel “Icebreaker” has sold almost 2 million copies since publisher Anthea Bariamis discovered it on BookTok, a forum turning the fiction industry on its head.
Industry super funds sell The New Daily
The New Daily, brainchild of former Industry Super chairman Garry Weaven, has sold for an undisclosed sum.
Donald Trump named Time’s 2024 ‘Person of the Year’
In an interview with the magazine, the president-elect said he plans to issue pardons to January 6 defendants “in the first hour that I get into office”.