Sky News boss says News Corp shift on climate change ‘not as advanced as reported”

Calum Jaspan

September 7, 2021 10:19

During the media diversity in Australia senate committee hearing yesterday, Sky News Australia CEO Paul Whittaker commented that the reported change in News Corp (which owns Sky News Australia) editorial policy regarding climate change is “not as advanced as reported”.

It was reported in The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age (both owned by Nine Entertainment Co) on Monday morning that News Corp’s major mastheads, and the broadcaster would be ending its “hostility towards carbon reduction policies”, promoting carbon neutrality by 2050.

While facing questioning over the report by Labor Senator Kim Carr and committee chair Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young, Whittaker said the extent of Sky News’ shift would be a documentary looking at solutions for net-zero emissions, due to be released in time for the COP 26 summit later this year in Glasgow.

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Calum Jaspan

Calum Jaspan was news editor at Mumbrella, based in Melbourne. He was also the producer and host of the Mumbrellacast. He left Mumbrella in May 2023.