Twitter hires The Walkley Foundation’s Flip Prior as media and government liaison

August 5, 2014 12:43

The Australian office of social media platform Twitter has hired The Walkley Foundation’s Flip Prior for the newly created position of news and government partnerships manager.

Prior who is currently communications and partnerships manager for the Walkleys, which runs Australia’s major excellence in journalism awards, will now be responsible for helping media organisations and parts of government get to grips with the social platform and helping them integrate the medium into their operations.

“Flip will be leading Twitter Australia’s efforts to build partnerships with news organisations, journalists and politicians to help them harness the unprecedented ability to deliver news or updates to their followers as it happens,” said Danny Keens, director of media for Twitter Australia, who oversees the company’s outreach in politics, media and sport.

“Flip’s role is an important one for us, and as Aussies continue to embrace Twitter to follow their world, we’re looking forward to continuing to grow our local team.”

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Nic Christensen

Nic Christensen worked for Mumbrella from 2013 to 2016, in roles including deputy editor and media & technology editor. He is former media writer for The Australian and has also worked as a reporter for The Daily Telegraph and senior producer for Radio 2GB.

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