News & Views Why Australian employees aren’t ‘too sensitive’ as Ita Buttrose suggests In an interview yesterday, ABC Chair Ita Buttrose suggested that Australia had lost its “larrikin spirit” in a bid to be politically correct.
News & Views Pauline Hanson, the Today Show & the Uluru backlash Channel 9’s Today Show came under fire for broadcasting an all-white panel discussion with Pauline Hanson regarding the Uluru climbing ban.
News & Views Sue Squillace appointed CEO of Carat Australia & New Zealand The Dentsu Aegis Network has appointed marketing and media executive Sue Squillace as CEO of Carat Australia and New Zealand.
News & Views Virginia Trioli to replace Jon Faine at ABC radio Melbourne Virginia Trioli, will replace longtime presenter of Mornings on ABC Radio Melbourne, Jon Faine, from next year. He has held the role for 23 years.
News & Views ‘You can’t be what you can’t see’ & women in media aren’t being seen The third instalment in the Women For Media series published by the Women’s Leadership Institute Australia shows women are still missing.
Partner Content Female speakers are still an anomaly, so how do we shift the dial? While Australian media has changed a lot in recent years, there’s no escaping the fact that female speakers are still severely underrepresented.
Uncategorised Reflecting on my work in crisis communications on the blackest of days: A Saturday 10 years ago A decade on from Australia’s worst natural disaster, the Black Saturday bushfires, Amber Brodecky reflects on a day which changed thousands of lives.
News & Views ‘Women were not depicted as objects’: Charlie Sheen ad deemed fit by watchdog In the age of #TimesUp, it seems some organisations are intent on digging in heels and resisting positive change– Ultra Tune is perhaps the prime example.
News & Views An Australian first: Today Show to be women-led with Deborah Knight’s appointment In an Australian first Channel Nine’s breakfast program The Today Show will be helmed by two women after broadcaster Deborah Knight was announced as Karl Stefanovic’s replacement.
News & Views Losing a female boss stings because there aren’t enough of them Australia lost one of its most high profile female leaders, with ABC managing director Michelle Guthrie sacked from the role yesterday.
News & Views Michelle Guthrie sacked as Managing Director of ABC The ABC Board have removed Michelle Guthrie after saying it was “not in the best interests of the ABC for Ms Guthrie to continue to lead the organisation”.
Life Channel Ten is ‘disappointed’ with reactions to all-male pilot lineup. They don’t know the half of it. Channel 10’s pilot program schedule yesterday included 8 men and 0 women. The decision sparked mass criticism which the network deems ‘disappointing’.