News Corp said the old model of staff photographers would be retired for a “hybrid model, consisting of a core team of photographic specialists, complemented by freelance and agency talent”. Staff at the Herald Sun were told News Corp “is in a fight for its life”. In February News Corp posted a second-quarter loss of $287m and cited impairments in the Australian newspaper business as a key factor. We are a media company and we have confidence in all the forms of media that Methode will serve, enabling our journalists to produce great material efficiently. After leaving, Williams accused News Corp, of “vaingloriously ignoring facts” about the future of digital news.

Source: The Guardian April 11, 2017 08:52 UTC