Comments on: Crikey editor moves to ABC Online

By: Tom McLoughlin

Tom McLoughlin — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:31:50 +0000

… and yet ABC shrunk the West Atlas oil spill by a factor of 10 in their news reportage for many weeks.

Is a good editor someone you never see? You know like a fixer for POTUS?

Will Ms Gome appoint such as Rundle, Dog, Keane?

Will Beecher ever get over the slow death of Fairfax or the obviously corrupt News Corp editorial postures?

Will Google implant a chip in us with an address of a bank in Switzerland, leading to a safety deposit box containing gun, several passports (Jason Bourne) and 15 million dollars?

All good questions, except maybe the last one.

By: Peter CLARKE

Peter CLARKE — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:23:36 +0000

Very best of luck to GreenJ as he enters the sometimes hall-of-mirrors style world at the ABC. Should be an exciting period as the ABC online project unfolds. And what does this say about the current perceived fortunes of public sector media for two high profile journalists (SMH’s Annabel Crabb as well), both essentially from a commercial environment, to be taking this step in their already burnished careers?

By: paddy

paddy — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:20:04 +0000

Bugger bugger bugger!!
Where’s the frog when you need him.

At least you’ve managed to keep us poor subscribers partially informed Margaret.
It clearly hasn’t been easy on you and I’m truly grateful for your efforts.
I’m less impressed with Eric Beecher’s silence.
The guy *can* write, and it would have felt a lot better if he’d addressed the troops (ie: the subscribers) directly.

Anyway, good luck to Jonathan G. and I hope he’s as good at reviving the ABC online presence as he has been at keeping Crikey on the ball.

As Margaret has noted. Recruiting Keane, Rundle and FDOTM is a fairly impressive achievement. We’ll bloody miss you J.G.

By: Guy Rundle

Guy Rundle — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:07:00 +0000

just on a point of info, i was a regular writer for crikey before the estimable Green came on the scene. however i’d taken a few months hiatus. Green dragged me back in. Thanks, Green. Thanks a lot.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:08:28 +0000

A sad loss for Crikey. Best of luck, Johnathan.

By: Ben Harris-Roxas

Ben Harris-Roxas — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 02:40:19 +0000

I’d be interested in a follow-up piece on this, particularly when in becomes more clear what Green will be up to as part of the ABC’s commenters-at-large secret project.

By: Jeff Waugh

Jeff Waugh — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 02:34:49 +0000

The frog is dead! Long live the frog!