The Australian’s big punt on its next boss
Someone in The Australian’s media section has taken a very big punt that the next editor of the paper won’t be Michael Stutchbury. If it is, they could be looking for a new job.
In an online Media Diary piece the paper goes through the odds of the novelty market created by Sportsbet on the favourites to succeed editor-in-chief Chris Mitchell who is set to retire imminently.
While everyone’s hot tip Paul ‘Boris’ Whittaker, editor of the Daily Telegraph, is the favourite the media diarist has taken exception to the idea of Australian Financial Review editor Stutch jumping back over the fence to News Corp.
Indeed they describe Stutch as “Australia’s most indisposed, daffy dilettante editor”, whilst describing Mitchell (still the boss don’t forget) as “Australia’s longest-serving and most experienced editor”.
And it appears they are a betting bunch over at Holt Street with an update on the piece noting a “flurry of bets” has narrowed Boris’ odds to $2.
If you fancy a long shot Joe Hildebrand and Andrew Bolt are at $101 – although given the surprise winner of the Melbourne Cup maybe a couple of bucks on Bolt wouldn’t go amiss.
Dr Mumbo hopes to see a form guide and sweepstake kit in the next edition.
What about Tony Abbott?
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The new editor will continue to be Rupert Murdoch.
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Stutch already had a go at the oz and stuffed it. Then Hywood let him loose on the Fin and he stuffed that. His odds of getting anything must be at least 100 to one.
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