No sooner is the LA Times talking up collusion in the US newspaper scene and we see the same sentiments expressed here in Oz. Fairfax probably has one of the better news site in Oz but who will pay for it? Especially when the ABC will probably be obliged to continue providing their content for free as part of their public charter.
Mr McCarthy (Fairfax CEO) was open to the possibility of co-operation online with News Limited — whose parent company is global media group News Corporation — as part of a broader strategy to charge for stories on the internet. “If there is an opportunity to engage with News Limited (online) , we will look at it as an option. We will make the right decisions for our mastheads … and if that means we do something with (News chairman) Rupert Murdoch, we do, and if there's a better alternative, we don't.”
via Losses in ‘worst environment’ Fairfax chief has seen | The Australian.
