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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Amanda Meade

Tory Maguire defends Nine CEO’s trip to Greece as reporters seethe over job cuts

Tory Maguire and Luke McIlveen at the Midwinter Ball at Parliament House in Canberra. Maguire told Nine staff that job cuts were not ‘payback’ for coverage of the cultural issues at Nine
Tory Maguire and Luke McIlveen at the Midwinter Ball at Parliament House in Canberra. Maguire told Nine staff that the job cuts were not ‘payback’ for coverage of the cultural issues at Nine. Photograph: Tracey Nearmy/Getty Images

Nine Entertainment’s managing director of publishing, Tory Maguire, has defended chief executive Mike Sneesby’s decision to fly out to Greece after announcing 200 job cuts at the media company last week.

“I think it’s a big call to expect someone to not attend a family wedding,” Maguire told staff at the Sydney Morning Herald, the Age, the Australian Financial Review and digital mastheads the Brisbane Times and WA Today who are facing up to 90 job losses.

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