Nine Network to take over Fairfax Media

[NSWCROW]

https://www.crikey.com.au/2018/07/26/nine-fairfax-merger-journalism/

What will Nine and Fairfax’s merger mean for investigative journalism?

 

[Bomberboyokay]

https://www.crikey.com.au/2018/07/26/nine-fairfax-merger-journalism/

What will Nine and Fairfax’s merger mean for investigative journalism?

Carson, who researches investigative journalism, said the joint investigations between Fairfax and the ABC had been at a global standard, and she’d be watching what happens to Fairfax’s investigations closely. “Fairfax and ABC have been leading the way in doing collaborations, and this merger will have implications for those,” Carson said.

A collaboration between Fairfax and the ABC’s Four Corners last year about the exploitation of nursing home residents won the Walkley Award for investigative journalism. In 2014, Fairfax’s Adele Ferguson won the Gold Walkley for her investigation into negligence by banks, published by Fairfax and in another Four Corners program.

“60 Minutes is pretty much the only vehicle for what you might generously call investigative journalism at Nine,” Carson said. “The Fairfax and ABC collaborations have been leading the way, and it’s hard to imagine those being on 60 Minutes. This merger is of concern for the future of investigative journalism.”

Yeah we won't be getting any of that on 60 Minutes.

 

[NSWCROW]

Gotta love how you sjw worries react!gonall melty and a barrage of personal attacks to anyone who comments about the abc

 

[NSWCROW]

Anyway , back on earth......


https://www.betootaadvocate.com/adv...hoons-and-neighbourhood-disputes-from-now-on/

Kate McClymont Learns She Can Only Investigate Dodgy Tradies, Hoons And Neighbourhood Disputes From Now On

 

[NSWCROW]

Wait what ??

The fix is in AGAIN ??................................................................................................

 

[Rotayjay]

Still subject to shareholder and regulatory approval but pretty much a fait accompli: the Nine Network and Fairfax Media are set to merge, forming a media giant worth $4 billion. Fairfax Media owns The Age, the Sydney Morning-Herald and Domain.

Given:

- Channel 9's grubby sensationalist journalism ethos

- The Australian's obvious right-wing bias

- The general decline of quality investigative journalism

could this takeover see the end of The Age and Sydney Morning-Herald, and the end of quality newspaper journalism in Australia?

 

[Lebbo73]

Wait what ??

The fix is in AGAIN ??................................................................................................

Fairfax might become great once again hey Crow?

 

[NSWCROW]

Fairfax might become great once again hey Crow?

Bit hard when it's six feet under

 

[NSWCROW]

Mods , maybe move this to the ownership thread ?

 

[Ron The Bear]

None of my previous 10-15 comments correcting misinformation in Fairfax articles have been published. Hopelessly biased shitrag. Better for everyone if Nine euthanises it.

 

[NSWCROW]

 

[AM]

Agree with Josh. It's not only important the ABC survives the right wing push to destroy it. It's imperative.

 

[AM]

INSIDE STORY

 

[sherb]

The stupefying of Australian media continues.

 

[Gough]

If Costello follows form from government he'll sell the online stuff off at a pittance, return the the money to shareholders and announce that they will be concentrating on print.

 

[Generalissimo]

As if the Australian media didn't already fellate the Liberals enough. Now we get to see even more extreme right wing mendacities posturing as news. Terrific.

 

[Ron The Bear]

Agree with Josh. It's not only important the ABC survives the right wing push to destroy it. It's imperative.

Best the ABC is killed off too. If the Left wants a media mouthpiece, let them fund it rather than the taxpayer.

It is a sad day, though. The Age was once a great newspaper.

 

[Scallop Industry Thug]

It seems the plebian right only cares about media concentration when there aren't enough newspapers who agree with them that we're being flooded by refugees.

 

[NSWCROW]

It seems the plebian right only cares about media concentration when there aren't enough newspapers who agree with them that we're being flooded by refugees.

Perfect description of the libs i saw earlier

GLASS-JAWED

 

[Power Raid]

It’s interesting to see the once mighty king makers fall.

The media business simply isn’t as powerful as it once was

 

[NSWCROW]

Did LOL

 

[QuietB]

News papers are dead so meh.

Makes the ABC a whole lot more relevant though.

 

[Baltimore Jack]

So will Tracy Grimshaw become Editor of The Age

 

[Baltimore Jack]

"The problem with this is that in terms of news management, Channel Nine, for over half a century, has never, other than displayed the opportunism and ethics of an alley cat" - Paul Keating

 

[Baltimore Jack]

“donations” from Nine Entertainment Co
$87,450 to Liberal Party
$818 to Nationals
$3,000 to One Nation

Nine Network Australia
$85,000 to Liberal Party

Channel Nine Ltd
$34,495 to Liberal Party
$4,357 to Nationals