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Fairfax Media editorial director Sean Aylmer has threatened journalists with repercussions for going on an unauthorised seven-day strike after Wednesday's announcement that a quarter of the journalistic staff would be cut to effect savings of $30 million.

Horse racing fans who follow links on Google looking for Melbourne Cup news on Fairfax websites this year will be directed to the site of the Sydney Morning Herald, and not The Age, despite the fact that the race is arguably Melbourne's biggest sporting event.

There was a time when journalism and spin were two different things. These days, one serves as the willing servant of the other.