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Lachlan Murdoch’s Fox Corp to buy streaming platform in $31 billion deal
Fox Corp CEO Lachlan Murdoch said the deal will bring together Fox’s live news and sports content with a streaming platform that has a large viewership.
- Michelle Chapman
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Guardian Australia appoints new editor, flown in from the UK
The Guardian Australia has appointed David Munk, a British journalist who had been a deputy chief here before going on to be managing editor in the UK, as its new boss.
- Kishor Napier-Raman
The shock-jock whisperer managing One Nation’s talent
Rookie One Nation senator Sean Bell, who was embarrassed on 2GB last week, has a talk radio veteran running his media.
- Kishor Napier-Raman
Seven’s owner announces massive job cuts as TV earnings drop
As many as 300 staff will be axed after advertising revenue declines proved to be worse than expected.
- Colin Kruger and Calum Jaspan
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- Seven West Media
Up to 200 staff to go as Seven’s owner swings the axe
Seven Network staff are bracing for mass job cuts, which are expected to amount to as many as 200 redundancies across the company.
- Calum Jaspan
ABC News boss unaware he was being replaced, managing director says
Hugh Marks said that Justin Stevens resigned, but his exit was “inevitable” after the pair disagreed on the right direction for Australia’s largest newsroom.
- Calum Jaspan
‘Young beautiful woman, never smiles’: Trump attacks journalist again amid battle for CNN
A former aide to the US president said Trump’s “misogynistic” treatment of Kaitlan Collins stemmed from fear – but there are also political factors at play amid a mega media merger.
- Michael Koziol
New Four Corners boss begins shake-up at current affairs flagship
Only a few months into the role, the new boss of Four Corners plans to change editorial processes at the longest-running show on Australian television.
- Calum Jaspan
‘Sanctimonious’ stars or guardians of journalism? 60 Minutes’ implosion tightens Trump’s media grip
When new executive producer Nick Bilton gathered staff to discuss his plans for the show, what was meant to be a polite meet-and-greet soon turned to disaster.
- Bevan Shields
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- News Bargaining Incentive
Labor holds firm on plan to make tech giants pay for news as Meta attacks
The government is pressing ahead with its plan to make tech giants fund journalism, shrugging off Meta’s claim it amounts to a “discriminatory tax”.
- David Swan, Calum Jaspan and Nick Newling