News Corp Australia CEO Kim Williams steps down

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News Corp Australia chief executive Kim Williams has resigned his post after less than two years at the helm, the company has announced.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-08-09/kim-williams-resigns-news-corp/4875670

Meanwhile media analysts say they are not surprised by the announcement.

Margaret Simons, director of Melbourne University's centre for advancing journalism, said Mr Williams' job security came into question when News Corp editor Col Allan returned from the US last month.

"When I heard that Col Allan, an old News Corporation man, was returning to Australia in order to, I think the wording was something like 'work with Williams on strengthening news coverage', I didn't think the signs were very good for Kim Williams," she said.

Dr Simons also said the move suggested a cultural shift within Rupert Murdoch's media empire, with traditional newspaper executives taking key roles.

"There was a cultural battle going on within the company and obviously this is one of the outcomes," she said

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is that 'Kick this mob out" Col Allan ?

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NS, Journo's have standards and they have a job to do ...same as other professions

such as nurses...nurses can't just toss away their professional obligations and code of ethics ,ignore the law ,drs orders etc.and do whatever they like because they decide they don't like a particular patient can they ? 

I used Nurses as an example ..as far as I'm concerned it's the same for our news media.

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@am*3 wrote:

That is the whole problem... newspapers shouldn't be promoting one 'side' only in political reporting.

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A bit of bias is not the same as outright lies, which is what we are being dished up.

The tele have just turned into trolls with the front pages this week.

http://www.independentaustralia.net/2013/politics/we-really-must-talk-about-all-these-lies/

PROFOUND FALSEHOODS about Australia’s economy are repeated relentlessly. The damage this does to political discourse and community wellbeing is immense.

The first lie is that the economy is weaker now than it was when Labor took office.

The second is that Australia’s economy compares unfavourably with other nations.

The third is that Australia’s outstanding progress through the current global financial crisis (GFC) is due to pre-existing factors.

And the fourth – so often repeated that it seems ingrained in the national psyche – is that the Coalition is better at managing the economy than the ALP.

There are others. These will do for now. They are all false. Not just slight distortions. They are the opposite of the truth.

The reality is that Australia’s economy is not only the best in the world now, but the best, perhaps, the world has ever seen. That this was achieved during the worst downturn since the 1930s is impressive. The fact that so many Australians believe the current economic administration to have been an abject failure is truly extraordinary.

Let’s examine the first lie for starters.

[newstart2380]

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@izabsmiling wrote:

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@newstart2380 wrote:

I hope the newspapers continue letting the public know of the poor way this country is being run.

If they were on KR's side he would be lapping it up in spade fulls, he is just !@#$% because he doesn't like the critisism and he is a prima donna (hair flick)

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ever thought that perhaps he is trying to get his hair to stay in an unnatural position because perhaps he,like many other men is self conscious about going bald ?

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I don't think he even realises he "flicks" the fringe as much as he does but be assured it will become a huge political joke same as TA,s budgie smugglers. I will say one thing (if I may) at least you can see that TA has balls

[windrake]

Oh my giddy aunt.........so now a resigned News Ltd guy is a good guy? one who respects his profession? Not such a good guy when he went after Conroy's bill though was he.

So transparent.

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Windrake, I think he may have his limits 

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NS, I don't care if our MP's/PM's do or don't have those particular appendages .

[cherry*135]

Disgraceful.

 August 2013, 1.48pm AEST

News Corp chief quits as PM claims editors told “go hard on Rudd”

http://theconversation.com/news-corp-chief-quits-as-pm-claims-editors-told-go-hard-on-rudd-16886

[windrake]

Apparentlty he married into the Whitlam family and the scuttlebut is Labor want him in their party

[debra9275]

Good on him for leaving with his ethics intact

[lakeland27]

they want williams ? i dont think so, but inventive.. points to andrew for trying there.