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Fairfax: Nik Howe didn’t quit. We fired him

Nik HoweNik Howe, the editor of Sport & Style did not quit, but was fired, Fairfax has told Mumbrella.  

After Mumbrella earlier today revealed that Howe was launching full time into branded content agency Articulate, Lisa Hudson, Fairfax Magazine’s chief executive and publisher, told Mumbrella: ‘I’d like to go on the record. He did not quit. He was fired for misconduct. He was dismissed.”  

After Mumbrella put the claim to Howe, he conceded: “That’s interesting. As far as I’m concerned, we parted company on reasonable terms.”

But he added: “I think they were unhappy with the fact that the agency was going on in the background.”

Although Fairfax declined to comment on the specifics of Howe’s dismissal, Mumbrella understands that the potential conflict of interest of Howe’s involvement in the agency while also editing the magazine was not the only issue.

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