Former News Corp chief plays coy on election coverage

Kim Williams re-emerged yesterday. In a post which first appeared on The Conversation, QUT’s Brian McNair, shares his impressions

In his first major speech since his sudden resignation last month as News Corp Australia’s chief executive, Kim Williams had the packed Grand Ballroom at Brisbane’s Hilton hotel abuzz with speculation.

What might he reveal about Rupert Murdoch and News Corp’s internal politics? And what would he say about the News papers’ “Kick this mob out” election coverage?

As The Australian Financial Review’s Brisbane bureau chief Mark Ludlow tweeted, “Former News Corp boss Kim Williams about to speak at QUT Biz Leaders Forum, partly sponsored by Courier Mail. Awkward.”