Private Media launches The Daily Review

Private Media is to launch a new cultural website The Daily Review. The publisher has also confirmed the appointment of Paddy Manning as business editor of its subscription newsletter Crikey.

The announcement:

Crikey, Australia’s leading independent news source for politics, business, media and culture, has made the most significant investment in its editorial offering in its history, appointing two senior specialist reporters in Paddy Manning and Raymond Gill, ahead of the launch of a brand-new content portal.

Manning, a highly experienced business journalist, joins Crikey as business editor. Gill, one of the country’s best arts writers, will steer The Daily Review, a new Crikey website devoted to coverage of the cultural scene.