Backdown follows condemnation from journalists at the SMH, Age and AFR over concerns about their reputation
The Nine Entertainment CEO, Hugh Marks, has told his newspaper editors it was a mistake to host a $10,000-a-head Liberal party fundraiser at Nine, as the
Sydney Morning Herald and the Age fight to maintain their reputation.
The admission came via the group executive editor of the Age and the Sydney Morning Herald, James Chessell, who told staff the event was “regrettable” because many staff felt it could “temporarily tarnish our reputation for independence”.