Reid shifts from editorial to corporate affairs as News Corp restructures editorial reporting lines
Reid: shifted to corporate affairs
Australia’s largest newspaper publisher News Corp Australia has restructured its editorial reporting lines, with its metropolitan newspaper editors now reporting to CEO Peter Tonagh and chairman Michael Miller.
In the shakeup, veteran News Corp executive Campbell Reid has lost editorial responsibility and has instead been moved to the position of director of corporate affairs and content innovation.
Under the changes Reid will now lead the company’s communications with government, business, the public and staff, replacing Adam Suckling who resigned in June to take on the CEO role at The Copyright Agency.
In a joint statement Miller and Tonagh said: “This role brings together the joined themes of telling the story of News Corp’s enduring contribution to Australia while also ensuring that contribution is secured for the future though creative use of our content and a reinforced position in the Australian community.
“Campbell is one of our longest standing executives, who is highly regarded both inside and outside of the company. He is the perfect person to lead these areas, which will be critical to our future success.”
The move is one of the biggest internal changes, since Tonagh and Miller were elevated to their respective roles earlier this year.
Reid is a former editor of both the Daily Telegraph and The Australian who has had responsibility for News Corp’s editorial content, across publications such as the Daily Telegraph, Courier Mail and Herald Sun, since 2007.
In a statement Reid said: “It is a real privilege to take on this role. I look forward to working with our corporate affairs and content teams to meet the challenges of the most exciting time in our industry’s history.”
In his new role he will report jointly to Tonagh and Miller.
Nic Christensen and Miranda Ward
Miranda Ward worked for Mumbrella from 2013 to 2017, eventually becoming deputy editor. Miranda joined Mumbrella in September 2013 from Sky News.
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I thought the editorial was corporate affairs at news…?
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Why is everything being done/said jointly by Tonagh and Miller and why is Reid reporting to both? Can’t they decide who is in charge of News Corp Australia? Sounds like fun and games…
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This isn’t written very well. Does Reid have a first name??? Don’t you think that should be used in either the first or second paragraph?
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Hi Copyboy,
Thanks for flagging the error. Campbell’s first name has been added.
Cheers
Nic – Mumbrella.
Michael Miller is the smartest guy in Australian media; I wonder what’s next …
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I love the tendency in media to talk about “the smartest”. Because the evidence suggests that our media execs club is not Mensa.
For example; it turns out that content is indeed King. Yet none of them has made a strategy of it. On the contrary they either never made much (tv) or they’ve surrendered any real advantage in content value through witless management (print).
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