The newsletter of the Australian Newspaper History Group has celebrated its 100th edition with the story of the 1979 agreement on "direct input" of journalists' text, 20 years before it was founded.

Increasing advertising revenue to publishers would be a simple way in which Google could help journalism, the ABC's Gaven Morris says.

While sometimes appearing to relish reporting staff cuts at rival Fairfax Media, News Corp Australia tends to be tight-lipped about changes in its own workforce.

Literally like a white rabbit out of a hat, A$100 million has popped up to celebrate and encourage quality journalism in Australia.

INMA is taking its European Media Innovation Week to Hamburg next year for a conference, seminar and study tour.

There was last-minute fun and games for Fairfax Media shareholders as former Domain chief executive Antony Catalano expressed an interest in taking over the business, without - it was decided - formalising a bid.

Advertiser and subscriber revenue are neatly divided into B2B and B2C tracks at the upcoming the Key Executives Mega-Conference 2019 in Las Vegas.

Australia's competition regulator has given the go-ahead to Nine Entertainment's merger/acquisition with/of Fairfax Media.

Malaysian daily the Malay Mail will cut staff and concentrate on digital publication when its print edition ceases at the end of November.

News Corp has turned to print with a 32-page supplement to its Australian metro tabloids to launch its Fox Cricket pay-TV channel.

Any doubts about the health of Australia's regional press might be dispelled by the 152 tabloid pages of The Leader presented to readers on the occasion of its centenary in July.

Cuts across Nine and Fairfax Media have been outlined to shareholders ahead of a vote on the merger, while the newsmedia company continues to cut NSW print staff.

David Yaffa - the man who turned a family business based on printing and a newspaper block service into today's magazine and events media house - has died aged 84.

Journalist and editor Paul Whittaker moves to a management role this month, replacing Angelos Frangopoulos as chief executive of Sky News operator Australian News Channel.

There's a slightly haunted look around the stands at WAN-Ifra's India Conference this year: If visitors from other world markets perceive an ongoing charmed life, local vendors don't see it like that.

Assuming its own merger into Nine Entertainment goes ahead, Fairfax Media will have to decide what happens next now the NZ Court of Appeal has ruled out the merger of its Stuff business with NZME.

Rupert Murdoch's The Weekend Australian was sporting a brand new strapline to its masthead this morning after being named 2018 News Brand of the Year in last night's rebadged awards.

One way or another, most speakers at Friday's Inform News Media Summit agreed Facebook and Google were doing a great job. At marketing.

Straits Times publisher Singapore Press Holdings has bought 14 student accommodation buildings in the UK, providing beds for almost 3500.

London-headquartered Public Relations and Communications Association has launched in southeast Asia with a dozen regional members.

America's NewsMediaAlliance has welcomed reversal of US tariffs on imported Canadian newsprint as the "right call".

Let's hear it for the Spotpress team in Seven TV's Dance Boss, unluckily pipped in the final four of the Australian dance competition.

There was a touch of the royal 'we' when Fairfax Media chief executive Greg Hywood - who is 64 next month - looked back on his seven-year tenure as head of the Australian publisher.

Big and disruptive ideas are in demand as part of a News Corp initiative to boost innovation.

With so many issues to resolve and questions to answer, Nine Entertainment chief Hugh Marks becomes the 'must hear' speaker at next month's Inform News Media Summit in Sydney.