publishing

Fairfax Media to close BRW website with team joining new Leadership section at AFR 7

Newsagent Mark Fletcher wants mag publishers to stop giving supermarkets ‘better price deals’

Bauer Media appoints Claudine Hall its new head of multi-platform trade marketing

Hardie Grant relaunches Jetstar magazine 5

Vice Sports launches with focus on filling ‘void’ of original storytelling in sports media

News Corp promotes head of innovation Mark Drasutis to chief product officer for digital 9

NewsLocal rebrands and introduces specialist sections in attempt to retain readers

Press Council’s David Weisbrot: Time to put foot down on threat to press freedom

Star Observer editor Elias Jahshan quits after two-and-a-half years to move to London 1

Hal Crawford set to depart Ninemsn to take on chief news officer role with MediaWorks NZ 6

More staff cuts likely as Fairfax eyes digital only 14

News Corp launch regional publishing division with plans for digital subscription offer 5

How the Dick Smith Holdings disaster made a fool of The Motley Fool 8

Newly appointed L’Officiel Australia editor Damien Woolnough quits after one month

Too many ex-journos and not enough techies in management, warns former ACP boss 2

Fairfax Media teams up with Facebook as first local publisher on Instant Articles platform 2

Guardian Australia rejects The Australian’s claims it has two years to prove commercial viability 12

Bauer Media set to wind up distribution business Network Services early next year 1