John Fairfax glad family name no longer associated with ‘tarnished’ Nine brand

Nine Entertainment is currently fielding dozens of employee allegations of harassment and bullying, and now the heir of the Fairfax Media brand is telling News Corp mastheads he’s glad the family name is no longer associated with the “tarnished” brand.

Speaking to the Australian following his appearance at the Walkley Foundation’s mid-year awards in Sydney, John B Fairfax, who built a handful of regional papers into the $1 billion Rural Press empire, told Nine’s rival: “I think Nine has allowed its reputation to slide and I think that’s unfortunate. The recent allegations have tarnished the image of a great ­organisation.

“With recent events at Nine, perhaps it was just as well that no Fairfax, nor the name, was associated with that company whose corporate conduct, I have to say, has cast a shadow over media ethics.