Journalists on strike

JOURNALISTS at Fairfax Media have voted to strike for a week, putting their coverage of the Federal Budget under a cloud, following the company’s decision to cut a quarter of its Australian editorial workforce.

Editorial staff took the stance after the company announced that 125 newsroom positions would be cut. Fairfax is cutting costs by $30 million in the face of declining advertising and circulation.

The journalists’ union, the Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance, said in a statement that Fairfax staff were “disgusted” by the decision.