Today
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- Murdoch family case
Rupert Murdoch loses bid to cement Lachlan’s control over News Corp
The billionaire business mogul, 93, had asked a Nevada court to change a family trust to have his eldest son oversee the media empire after his death.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
November
The father-son rift that prefaced the break-up of an empire
A boardroom coup at John Fairfax Limited helped pave the way for the family to lose control of Australia’s oldest newspaper company.
- Alexander Edward Gilly
- Exclusive
- Philanthropy
Lonely Planet founders not content with giving away half their wealth
Tony and Maureen Wheeler are doubling down on their commitment to Melbourne’s Wheeler Centre with a big commitment to match donations.
- Yolanda Redrup
Jamie Oliver’s editors should have seen this scandal coming
British publishers are scratching their heads as to how Penguin Random House UK could have left the celebrity chef’s kids’ book exposed to an A-grade furore.
- Hans van Leeuwen
October
Washington Post won’t endorse a candidate. Staff, readers protest
An editorial supporting Kamala Harris was written but Amazon founder and newspaper owner Jeff Bezos reportedly intervened to stop publication.
- Manuel Roig-Franzia and Laura Wagner
August
AFR journalist wins Kennedy Award for second year running
The award for Outstanding Finance Reporting is the latest in a string of honours for the investigative journalist Neil Chenoweth.
- Updated
July
- Opinion
- Literature
Why influencer publishing is bad for the book industry
Why a new Ebury imprint by the social media entrepreneur Steven Bartlett is bad news for books.
- Sarah Manavis
AFR, SMH, The Age staff vote to strike on eve of Paris Olympics
From 11am Friday the bulk of the Nine Entertainment publishing workforce will walk off the job after rejecting the latest pay offer from management.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
‘Incredible legacy’: business, political leaders on AFR chief’s departure
John Howard, Peter Dutton, Andrew Forrest and Jennifer Westacott are among those to pay tribute to outgoing AFR editor-in-chief Michael Stutchbury.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
Mediaweek publisher flags potential sale of business with staff
Those comments came after the Financial Review revealed Trent Thomas had been found by external investigators to have bullied and harassed a member of staff.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
June
Meta threatens Australian news ban in media bargaining war
News sites and links could once again be blocked from Meta’s platforms if the social media company is forced to negotiate content deals with local publishers.
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- Tess Bennett
Nine Entertainment to cut 200 jobs as Meta content deal ends
CEO Mike Sneesby made the announcement as Nine battles a weaker advertising market and a content deal with Meta, which runs Instagram and Facebook, ends.
- Max Mason
Financial Review Australia’s most trusted newspaper brand
The Australian Financial Review has again been ranked the nation’s most trusted newspaper brand, as overall trust in the media declines across the board.
- Opinion
- Culture wars
Britain’s arts sector learns the cost of being too pure for finance
A bank and asset manager have withdrawn their sponsorship of music and book festivals in the UK after activists called for boycotts.
- Celia Walden
Why publishers fear Google AI search will kill their websites
News organisations are heading into another battle with tech giants, with growing fears the race to beat each other with AI summaries will result in more content stolen.
- Paul Smith
May
Winners and losers emerge as News Corp’s major restructure takes shape
Nicholas Gray appears to have prevailed over Edwina McCann, the influential editor-in-chief of Vogue Australia who had been elevated to be editorial director of News Prestige
- Max Mason
- Opinion
- Mining Summit
AFR will not walk away from WA
Political and business leaders in Western Australia say privately that Kerry Stokes has an unhealthy degree of media power in the state.
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- Michael Stutchbury
After losing a deal, Stokes’ newspaper pursued Forrest
The West Australian published dozens of critical articles about Fortescue’s founder after he refused to buy trucks from a related company.
- Updated
- Aaron Patrick
Former NSW Liberal president Geoff Selig dies at 59
The businessman had been the chairman of catalogues and marketing firm IVE Group, which on Monday told investors of his death while on holiday in Europe.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
