News Corp launches prestige division as Nick Smith exits
News Corp has unveiled a restructure of its mastheads which will see the company’s premium newspaper and magazine brands fall into the same division for the first time.
The Australian will now sit with the company’s magazine brands licensed from Conde Nast International – Vogue Australia, Vogue Living and GQ – as part of the News Prestige Network.
Then move coincides with the departure of former GQ editor Nick Smith after more than a decade with News Corp “to take on a new career opportunity in the UK”. It also comes days after chief digital officer Nicole Sheffield left the organisation. And the company also revealed the move of SBS sales chief Andrew Cook to join News Corp.
The company has expanded the News Prestige Network, which it launched eight months ago, into a fully fledged publishing division as part of the changes. The division will be run by The Australian’s current CEO Nicholas Gray.
A newspaper that publishes Chris Kenny is “premium”? Now I’ve heard everything!
Very excited for Boris’s editorial strategy on Vogue.
Andrew Cook has leadership skills up the wazoo. ACP turned to dust as soon as he left and SBS will struggle without him. Those at Holt street who underestimate his abilities and understanding of the media landscape are henceforth on notice. Great appointment, MM
Rearranging deckchairs on the Titanic
Reader of real news…..where do you get your real news exactly? Clearly you think NewsCorp doesn’t publish to your standards…seems the good old Tele broke the story on Barnaby…I suspect you’d say that wasn’t real news published in a real newspaper, yet the story had a profound effect on the political discourse and landscape of the country… the Titanic apparently is still sailing, we still need newspapers
News did not break the Barnaby Joyce story.
It was first mentioned in 2 independent media titles in October and has been a constant topic on social media since. In fact social media was practically begging mainstream media to cover it as Joyce’s hypocrisy, misuse of tax payers funds and purchase of land placed in key positions is very much in the public interest and should have been known to voters prior to the December New England by-election.
The person at News who many say broke the Joyce story accused those speaking about it on social media of spreading gossip and innuendo.
Real question with News’ coverage is why now?
@ex-news
Are you serious? Barnaby’s affair was common knowledge in Canberra, everyone was gas bagging about it. It was going to break. Better the Tele break it that The Guardian right?
(You understand what I am getting at here right?)
When did a News Corp title last break a piece about tax cheats, following an extensive undercover operation with fellow, investigative journo’s around the world?) – real news. News, once uncovered, which can change policies and look after communities. No phone hacking of teenagers involved at all.