Prime Media confirms editorial redundancies

Prime Media Group has confirmed it has made a number of senior editorial positions redundant in Wagga Wagga, Tamworth and Canberra.

The redundancies were announced to staff earlier this month with The Australian today reporting that among the departures are editorial director Maxene Cooper and former newsreader and coastal bulletin director Fiona Ferguson.

The redundancies come as the regional TV networks lobby the Federal Government for media reform to laws such the reach rule, which restricts TV networks to only reaching 75 per cent of the population and ownership rules that restrict investment in more than two out of three media and fighting among the TV networks appears to worsen.

In a statement Prime Media Group CEO, Ian Audsley said: “After a period of consultation with our staff, we have taken steps to consolidate a number of senior editorial positions within our news teams.”