Sandra Hook ousted as boss of News Limited’s magazine operation

Tim Burrowes

January 20, 2012 4:11

Sandra Hook, boss of NewsLifeMedia, has become the second magazine company CEO in a matter of weeks to make an abrupt departure.

NewsLifeMedia, which recently rebadged from News Magazines, is the magazine and lifestyle arm of News Limited.

Hook’s departure comes just a month after Phil Scott, CEO of ACP, suddenly departed.

And the move is just weeks after she led the company rebrand.

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Tim Burrowes

Tim Burrowes is the publisher of Mumbrella and Unmade. He co-founded Mumbrella in 2008 and sister title Unmade in 2021. He's worked in the UK, Middle East, Asia & Australia and has specialised in writing about the communications world for the last 25 years. He wrote the book Media Unmade, published in 2021, and became the presenter of MediaLand on ABC Radio National in 2025.

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8 COMMENTS

Phil Collins 20 Jan 12

Mia?

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Nathan 20 Jan 12

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm
And another magazinER bites the dust. Didn’t take kim long to start shaking it up.

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Ann 20 Jan 12

Tough in the magazine business now

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NP 20 Jan 12

Maybe it was mumbrella’s reporting of the magazine ad decline that did it!

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Logic 21 Jan 12

Katie May would make complete sense as CEO if they could get her to relocate

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Jo 21 Jan 12

Sandra a great innovator, worked with her in the past. I look forward to seeing what she comes up with next.

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Ivory Tower 23 Jan 12

Can you hear that noise? It’s the sound of Kim Williams derailing the gravy train. Expect more passengers to go in the coming months.

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Jurassic Park 23 Jan 12

Longest Gravy Train ever. 7 responses. That’s about right

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