Paul Whittaker to head up SKY News
The Australian editor-in-chief to head up SKY News, replacing outgoing boss Angelos Frangopoulos.
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The Australian editor-in-chief Paul Whittaker will become CEO of Australian News Channel replacing outgoing boss Angelos Frangopoulos.
“This appointment recognises Paul’s extensive and proven journalistic leadership and his intimate understanding of the Australian political, business and evolving media landscape, as well as what drives and engages audiences,” News Corp Australasia executive chairman Michael Miller said.
Siobhan McKenna, group director of broadcasting, said: “Paul’s appointment recognises the importance of live news to the growth of News Corp’s broadcast businesses. Under the leadership of Angelos, SKY News has become Australia’s number one 24-hour news channel and Paul will have the opportunity to make further investment to continue expanding SKY News’s reach to more Australians.”
Whittaker, a three-time Walkley Award winner, was editor of The Australian from 2007 to 2011, and editor of The Daily Telegraph for almost five years before being appointed editor-in-chief of The Australian in 2015.
“Live news, like live sport, is a huge driver of audiences and future growth for our businesses,” Whittaker said.
The changes see Christopher Dore, current editor of The Daily Telegraph, appointed as editor-in-chief The Australian.
Whittaker begins at SKY News on Monday October 15.
Source: Mediaweek
One Response
The first thing Paul Whittaker should do is find some actual newspaper journalists with a head for sniffing out real stories instead of right wing radio personalities and ex political adviser columnists looking for clickbait headlines, their opinions are not necessarily unbiased as the recent months of leadership chaos have revealed. It’s lucky that the ABC don’t rely on the ratings to exist if Sky News is Australia’s number one 24 Hour news service, it would seem Sky News badly needs some competition if that’s the case.