Qantas cancels Fairfax ads and papers

[dragon man]

I believe that today's Australian reports that Qantas has cancelled all their advertising on Fairfax publications and that their newspapers won't be on board either. Can anyone confirm please?

[Australopithecus]

Worse than that...I heard that they are also going to investigate removing the left wing from every aircraft.

Seriously...I guess that's one way to try to ensure a sycophantic press. It will backfire.

[lotsta]

It's true. QF spending around a $1m per year with Fairfax but grumpy about continued criticism versus continued praise for VAH.

[p.j.m]

Originally Posted by Australopithecus

Seriously...I guess that's one way to try to ensure a sycophantic press. It will backfire.

Presumably it'll keep their passengers happy too.

Those still flying with them must be "dyed in the wool" supporters, so probably don't take kindly to their messiah airline constantly being held to account for all their faults.

[dragon man]

Sour grapes. Take your bat and crawl home with your tail between your legs. Good one. If the airline was managed properly he wouldn't have to worry about bad press. I wonder what he will do to Senator Xenophon?

[spelling_nazi]

Can't do anything to Sen X. From
what I understand he's one of the very few not in chairman's lounge .

Travels economy .

[VH-Cheer Up]

What do you call a regime that deletes any non-favourable references in the media?

[Australopithecus]

It has an inflated sense of self-Wirth?

[Nulli Secundus]

That's it, save a mill, reduce the offering to the customer and try to control the message by banning commentary.

Or, how about keep the service standards, boost your performance and see the commentary turn around.

[spelling_nazi]

Easier to silence dissent, employ more qantas angels to sew misinformation, and it's business as usual!

[Australopithecus]

Or none of any of it. Who cares about routine non-events? The world is full of humans making billions of mistakes daily. Report, if you are able, systemic safety failures. But this fender-bender crap is mere pandering to stupidity.

[Australopithecus]

Oh, I know. I wan't responding to you as much as commenting on the general state of play in Australian media. Its an embarrassment, really.

Getting back to the Fairfax thing: in a couple of Borghetti stroke pieces the writer took pains to compare him favourably to Joyce.

Has anyone hear heard the old aphorism "never pick a fight with someone who buys ink by the barrel"?

[VH-Cheer Up]

Perhaps Virgin is providing upgrades or other privileges to on-side journos?

[The Green Goblin]

Originally Posted by Australopithecus

It has an inflated sense of self wirth?

Howes that

[Anti Skid On]

What do you call a regime that deletes any non-favourable references in the media?

Here we would call it a National government

[airtags]

Maybe they are hoping for a Rupert led recovery....

I hear one Fairfax writer is about to release a new book that won't make the Coward Street bestseller list

[Fonz121]

Juts enjoyed a lovely flight watching Sky news, followed by a Fox Sports panel show whilst given the choice of reading The Australian. Such diversity.

[travelator]

Just watched a report on ch7 dedicated to QANTAS recent multiple emergency landings including the catastrophic IFE failure with reporters on site for live crosses.

The report was followed by a "oh, and by the way a virgin aircraft had an engine failure and had to return to Gladstone."

Can understand Alan's frustration.

[Qantas 787]

They Sydney version of the same story didn't mention that - only mentioned the QF11 is 3.5 hours late and stated the delayed QF2 aircraft was operating the delayed Dallas service............except it is still in SYD and will operate the 11

What do they say, never let the truth get in the way.........