Year in Review: November – Death of Dolly; Creative departures; News Corp redundancies; Dodgy Facebook metrics

2016 was another year of major change and transformation in the media and marketing world. Mumbrella provides a month-by-month recap of the most read and biggest stories that affected the industry.

It may have come as no great surprise, but the decision by Bauer Media to finally put Dolly magazine out of its misery still created a nostalgic outpouring from former staffers and readers.

Nicole Kidman Dolly

Dolly died: The end of one of Australia’s most culturally significant magazines

By the end, the 46-year-old title had seen its circulation decline from more than 90,000 to just 30,000.

And the economic pressure faced by traditional media was an ongoing theme during November, with Australia’s largest publisher, News Corp, among those facing the fact that advertising revenue was continuing to move away from print.

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