Private Media has appointed Sophie Black as editor-in-chief of Crikey, four months after her predecessor went on leave following an alcohol-fuelled outburst at the Walkley journalism awards.
Black, a former senior editor at the company, returns to Private Media as it prepares to defend itself against defamation claims brought against Crikey by News Corp co-chairman Lachlan Murdoch. The website’s current news editor, Gina Rushton, will become Crikey’s editor.
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