The Australian closes Climate Spectator just days before landmark Paris climate summit
The Australian has announced it is closing niche climate news website The Climate Spectator just days before the UN Climate Conference in Paris kicks off.
In a note to subscribers News Corp justified the decision arguing: “Like every business in today’s media landscape News Corp Australia continues to re-position and rebalance its organisation to meet the changing behaviour of its audience and advertisers… sadly this results in some product changes across the organisation including from today ceasing publication of Climate Spectator.”
The Climate Spectator was part of suite of news website that came with the acquisition of Australian Independent Business Media by News Corp in 2012, but has sat somewhat uncomfortably within The Australian’s portfolio.
The Paris summit is pegged as a landmark event in the climate change community with the express aim of achieving a legally binding universal agreement on climate.
It is a great shame. It contained many good stories, but my surprise was that it lasted so long with NewsCorp. Shocking just the same.
Agreed Don
This site really did provide a good insight into one of the most important industries we have and how id did or didn’t work effectively as it resists change.
News corp have become a blight on our ability to adapt.
Was a waste of money from the start.
Presumably the Australian will also be closed, on the same ‘lack of profit’ basis. I certainly hope so.