Fairfax postpones revealing strategy

Tim Burrowes

October 15, 2010 9:21

Fairfax’s long awaited update on its strategic plans has been delayed again, the Sydney Morning Herald reports today.

According to the Fairfax-owned paper, the promised investor day, in which CEO Brian McCarthy will set out a new strategy for the company, will now take place after the company AGM in November. It had previously been flagged for this month.

A key issue to be addressed is how the company structures its print and online operations. At present, there is relatively little integration between the two.

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Tim Burrowes

Tim Burrowes is the publisher of Mumbrella and Unmade. He co-founded Mumbrella in 2008 and sister title Unmade in 2021. He's worked in the UK, Middle East, Asia & Australia and has specialised in writing about the communications world for the last 25 years. He wrote the book Media Unmade, published in 2021, and became the presenter of MediaLand on ABC Radio National in 2025.