NINE CUTS 30 JOBS AT AGE AND SMH, BLAMES AI

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Nine Entertainment is cutting 30 newsroom positions at the Sydney Morning Herald and the Age through voluntary and targeted redundancies. The company's publishing managing director cited "extreme" disruption from artificial intelligence as the driver for the layoffs.

Nine Entertainment, Australia's largest media company, announced the job cuts on Tuesday as part of what it described as an "evolution" of its publishing operations. The redundancies will affect staff across both mastheads, with the company offering voluntary and targeted severance packages. Publishing managing director Tory Maguire informed staff of the decision. The cuts represent Nine's latest response to AI-driven market disruption affecting traditional media. The company has previously cited technological change as a factor in workforce restructuring decisions. Neither Nine nor the affected publications have provided specific details about which roles will be eliminated or the timeline for implementation. The announcement comes as media organizations globally grapple with AI's impact on newsrooms and content production. Nine Entertainment owns major Australian publications including the SMH, the Age, and the Financial Review, among other titles.

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