Nine boss Mike Sneesby ‘a dead man walking’
Nine chair Peter Costello has refused to back his chief executive as the board meets for the first time since sexual harassment allegations against Darren Wick were revealed.
Nine chair Peter Costello has refused to back his chief executive as the board meets for the first time since sexual harassment allegations against Darren Wick were revealed.
The Opposition Leader has taken aim at the ABC’s most senior reporter after she was disciplined and publicly lambasted by her news boss for her comments at the Sydney Writers Festival.
ABC board members have had emergency discussions over their board colleague and star reporter Laura Tingle’s claim that Australia is racist.
Nine’s chief executive Mike Sneesby was responsible for giving former news boss Darren Wick a nearly $1m golden handshake, as the network claims Peter Costello played no role.
More than a dozen former and current Nine TV journalists have alleged misconduct by Darren Wick, with multiple non-disclosure agreements signed by staff over interactions they had with the former news boss.
Seven’s newly-appointed TV news boss Anthony De Ceglie has urged staff to stop focusing on winning the ratings war against rival network Nine in his first address to all staff.
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The taxpayer-funded broadcaster will come under scrutiny at estimates this week, including over comments made by chair Kim Williams’ calling for impartiality by employees.
For the young women in Nine’s newsroom, the uninvited overtures were simply the beginning. Darren Wick had the power to make or break a career — and he did so ruthlessly.
Mike Sneesby has urged the company’s staff to come forward with any complaints amid new claims that former news boss Darren Wick groped a TV star at a Logies after-party.
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