Business Reports

Mon Jul 30

Starter's gun goes off on new phase of media concentration as Nine-Fairfax lead the way

Written by Tim Dwyer, Associate Professor, Chair, Department of Media and Communications, University of Sydney

The Nine-Fairfax Media deal, billed as the biggest shakeup in the Australian media landscape for decades, was widely anticipated once the Turnbull government repealed the main anti-concentration laws in 2017. It may well result in the loss of a highly respected independent quality media voice. It has certainly fired the starting gun on a new phase...

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