News Corp Australia is currently clearing the decks, and many great people are finding themselves without a job this week.
Over the last fortnight, the company let go Michael Wilkins, managing director of the company’s national sport brands, Marcus Hooke, general manager of print production, news.com.au’s editor-in-chief Lisa Muxworthy, and Editorial Innovation Centre director John McGourty.
Peter Blunden, News Corp Australia’s former national executive editor has had a request to reduce his responsibilities reduced to three days a week approved.
While any redundancies are obviously upsetting, News Corp has been tight-lipped regarding the amount of redundancies, where they will be situated, and when they will come.
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But they are happening. Right now, in fact.
In the midst of this, News Corp released a press release announcing: “News Corp Australia today appointed recognised media industry executive Ian Paterson to lead its New South Wales sales team as General Manager, Advertising Sales, NSW.”
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Here’s a running tally as we find out who has departed.
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Michael Desiere, Dynamic Sales Leader
Penny Addison, Senior Content Manager, Trade Marketing, who was “responsible for developing The Growth Distillery’s social strategy”.
Alexandra Bliekast, Head of National Trading & NSW Consortium Agencies and Global Solutions Team Lead
This is a rolling article.
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