How The West was won

Tim Burrowes

December 11, 2008 3:00

Kerry Stokes has got his hands on the West Australian . He’s just been named chairman, while his man Chris Warton, MD of Channel 7 in Perth, has been named as chief executive.

Now comes the big question: what will become of maverick editor Paul Armstrong?

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Tim Burrowes

Tim Burrowes is the publisher of Mumbrella and Unmade. He co-founded Mumbrella in 2008 and sister title Unmade in 2021. He's worked in the UK, Middle East, Asia & Australia and has specialised in writing about the communications world for the last 25 years. He wrote the book Media Unmade, published in 2021, and became the presenter of MediaLand on ABC Radio National in 2025.