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Job cuts prompt anger and threat of industrial action at Nine
Executives from Nine’s broadcast, publishing and radio divisions are discussing the extent of cuts with staff as the company seeks $30 million in savings.
- by Calum Jaspan
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Peter Costello had to go. And thank goodness he has
It was simply untenable for the chair of a media company to seemingly shove a reporter to the ground, laugh, walk off and carry on in the boardroom as if nothing had happened.
- The Herald's View
News Corp staff shocked at exit of senior editor
Rupert Murdoch’s Australian publishing empire has begun the painful task of shedding long-serving journalists amid falling revenues across the media industry.
- by Chip Le Grand, Stephen Brook and Colin Kruger
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ABC boss raised concerns on first day of Lattouf radio stint
Managing director David Anderson emailed the ABC’s chief content officer to say complaints had been made about Antoinette Lattouf, the Fair Work Commission has heard.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
ABC facing internal pressure to withhold Four Corners’ Woodside material
Western Australian Police has ordered the public broadcaster to hand over footage – which the media union says is an extreme breach of press freedom.
- by Hamish Hastie and Calum Jaspan
NSW government reverses screen funding cuts after mounting pressure
The screen sector said the cut programs were critical to its survival.
- by Linda Morris
The Age journalists nominated for mid-year Walkley Awards
Four journalists from The Age have been short-listed for the mid-year round Walkley Awards, which will be announced next month.
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The Age contenders for the 2023 mid-year Walkley Awards
Four Age journalists are vying for awards at the Walkley Foundation mid-year celebration of journalism. This is a collection of their nominated pieces.
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Press freedom
WA’s top cop vows to probe police raid on journalist’s home
WA Police Commissioner Col Blanch has vowed to review a raid on the home of a Pilbara journalist after the media union accused authorities of “harassment”.
- by Jesinta Burton
ABC staff cancel strike after winning pay rise, but some rankled by ‘disrespect’
One of the ABC’s media unions has cancelled strike action, but that won’t stop hundreds from walking off the job for two hours on Wednesday.
- by Zoe Samios
‘Not about pay any more’: ABC staff call for Buttrose to intervene in wages drama
As the threat of strike action looms, ABC staff want chairwoman Ita Buttrose and managing director David Anderson to intervene in a drawn-out bargaining dispute.
- by Angus Thompson
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