Columns & opinion

Peter Coleman: Will the next Fairfax bidder please sign in

Jul 02, 2017 at 08:51 pm by Staff

June may have ended on a sour note for Fairfax Media, but it's unlikely that the future of the Australian publisher is settled yet. After a few weeks in the $1.20-1.25 range,.... Read More

David Chavern: Dear Facebook - an open letter

Jun 22, 2017 at 03:06 am by Staff

I want to commend you on your new "hard questions" initiative. The issues you mention are of central importance to not only your company, but also your users and the broader p.... Read More

Ulbe Jelluma: Why Sorrell believes newspapers deserve friends

Jun 14, 2017 at 07:30 pm by Staff

In a recent article written by Sir Martin Sorrell titled 'The Press needs (and deserves) all the friends it can get', he shows himself to be a strong believer of newspapers. T.... Read More

Dietmar Schantin: Google punishes paid content publishers

Jun 12, 2017 at 07:01 pm by Staff

According to this Bloomberg report, the Wall Street Journal's decision to drop the "one click free" access to its paid content through Google search has led to a dramatic 44 p.... Read More

Peter Coleman: The law's an ass when frenemies and terrorists walk over us

Jun 06, 2017 at 01:07 am by Staff

The trouble with frenemies is that you don't quite know whether they are, well, friends or enemies. That's the predicament at News Corp Australia, where executive chairman Mic.... Read More