Newsmedia industry

Sleepless nights no longer a worry for Kim Williams

May 04, 2017 at 02:16 am by Staff

News Corp staffers who still miss the dulcet tones of former chief executive Kim Williams, can now catch up with him on radio. After guesting on ABC RN's What keeps me awake,.... Read More

Fairfax journos cry 'enough' after latest jobs cuts

May 03, 2017 at 08:22 pm by Staff

While executive attention might have been on the NZCC's merger decision, journalists at Fairfax Media called a strike after deciding a new round of cuts went too far. A seven-.... Read More

Facebook, wolves and piggies in NMA's mediaXchange

May 03, 2017 at 08:04 pm by Staff

Familiar themes resonated at the NMA's mediaXchange conference in New Orleans this week. If you think Facebook is a problem now, consider for example, the comment from US news.... Read More

NZCC sticks with status quo after 49 weeks deliberation

May 03, 2017 at 12:30 am by Staff

The inevitability of fewer newspapers in the future is a price New Zealanders should be willing to pay for not allowing their two biggest publishers to merge. That's the view.... Read More

Papers, publishers group unite on Facebook challenge

May 02, 2017 at 07:12 pm by Staff

News Corp newspapers are leading the charge on the impact of Facebook on society directly and through its weakening of newsmedia. And publishers group WAN-Ifra has formed a wo.... Read More