Media journo Sally Jackson leaves The Australian for ABC media role
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One of The Australian’s most experienced media writers, Sally Jackson, is to join the ABC as its new media manager for its news and current affairs division.
The respected journalist, who spent more than 12 years on the section, is the second News Corp media writer to join the public broadcaster this year, after media editor of The Australian Nick Leys moved to manage media for corporate affairs in February.
“I’m thrilled to be joining the ABC. In fact it’s an honour. I can’t wait to get in there,” Jackson told Mumbrella.
The new role will see Jackson reporting to ABC News and Current Affairs boss Kate Torney and will take up the position from Monday.
In taking the role, Jackson follows in the footsteps of her father Keith Jackson who was head of corporate affairs for the ABC in the 1980s, under former bosses Geoffrey Whitehead and David Hill.
Jackson’s appointment comes after months of mounting tensions between the ABC and News Corp Australia’s national broadsheet which has run a relentless campaign against the broadcaster calling for the resignations of ABC managing director Mark Scott, media watch host Paul Barry and been deeply critical of its Australia Network contract and a recent deal to provide content to China.
It also thought the ABC may face budget cuts in next week’s federal budget.
Jackson is the latest long-serving reporter to leave The Australian’s media section in recent years. A 2012 round of redundancies saw the departure of The Australian’s marketing writer Simon Canning and television writer Amanda Meade.
Media editor Nick Tabakoff left the national broadsheet for a senior role with Commonwealth Bank late last year while former media diarist and subsequent media editor Nick Leys departed the section in February and was replaced by former Cleo editor Sharri Markson.
Nic Christensen
would be interesting to know if jason morrisson 2gb shock jock turns up there too. They were focus grouping his name along with Tim blair and Paul sheehan at a session last week for a show hosted by a “expressed conservative commentator” to deal with the “perception of bias”. I was part of the research group.
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This is super great news. Congratulations, Sally!
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Sally is a first class reporter and a very decent human. Good for her.
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