2012 – The year in newspapers
In this roundup from the Encore and Mumbrella Annual, we look back at the year in newspapers.
In January, writer, editor and publisher of women’s website Mamamia.com.au, Mia Freedman, joins News Limited as a syndicated Sunday columnist jumping ship from Fairfax. In November, 10 months into a two-year contract, Freedman is unceremoniously dumped for “business reasons”.
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News Limited’s new boss Kim Williams announces a merging of the company’s newspaper and digital sales teams. It is the first of many announcements from the News camp in 2012.
“Editor of Melbourne’s Herald Sun Simon Pristel leaves the paper to head up Melbourne’s Seven news division.”
That’s not quite right; he left the paper, then he got the Seven job. It wasn’t a case of leaving in favour of another job.
Wasn’t Simon Pristel told he no longer had a job at the Herald Sun? Doesn’t sound like he had a choice but to leave. The seven news gig is a big step down for him surely…