Nine-Fairfax merger rings warning bells for investigative journalism – and Australian democracy
- Written by Andrea Carson, Incoming Associate Professor at LaTrobe University. Former Lecturer, Political Science, School of Social and Political Sciences; Honorary Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, University of Melbourne
The Sydney Morning Herald's Kate McClymont is one of Australia's leading investigative journalists. Under the Fairfax-Nine merger, how well will work like hers be supported?AAP/Dean Lewins
If you value the media’s watchdog role in democracy, then the opening words in the deal enabling Channel Nine to acquire Fairfax Media, the biggest single...