Domain expands into business journalism, appointing News Corp’s Chris Kohler as national business editor
Fairfax’s real estate portal and content arm Domain has made a move into business journalism, appointing editor of The Australian’s business blog BusinessNow, Chris Kohler, to the newly created role of business editor.
Kohler is the son of Business Spectator’s founder Alan Kohler
Kohler’s role will include covering the national banking sector, financial markets, consumer affairs and personal finance, skewed to a real estate perspective, which Domain says will further help Australians make sense of property markets.
Domain’s chief editorial and marketing officer Melina Cruickshank said with Domain’s audience growing, Kohler would add to the national conversation.
Let’s get this right. Domain is an advertising brand, operating web sites and branding newspaper pages for advertising inventory. Domain sits on well established news brands (SMH, Age, AFR) which have had their editorial budgets carved back heavily.
Can we assume that Catalano is now at war with Hywood or is this just a sign of idiocy/hubris?
What a strategy! First you sack hundreds of reporters. Then you turn your whole news media business into a property portal propped up by estate agent shareholders, with the novel addition of newspapers to the digital mix. You float a minority stake to create the idea of separation. Then you start tipping editorial staff into the property “portal”. Genius.
I wonder if TPG and Brian Powers noticed?
What is the relevance of who his father is?
Hi FFS,
It is relevant as his father is a well-known journalist in a similar field. Chris Kohler also spent time working at The Eureka Report and Business Spectator.
His family tree is interesting, but LESS relevant than his own career history and developments, which is why the mention of his father appears at the bottom of the story, not at the top.
If Tony Abbott’s daughter were to enter parliament, I expect we would mention her relation to the former prime minister.
Thanks for reading to the end,
Vivienne – Mumbrella