The Australian,’s farewell to John Westacott hardly told the full story.
Christine spiteri
Christine Spiteri: the full statement of claim
The Federal Court action launched by Nine reporter and current Los Angeles Correspondent Christine Spiteri against her employer last Friday carries claims about the language used by Nine’s head of News and Current Affairs, John Westacott.
TV news: Bonings, bullsh-t and blokey-ness
There’s a new contender for the award for the biggest load of bullsh-t spoken in the media this year. The nominee is the spokesperson at Nine who told the Herald Sun’s Megan McNaught today that the attractiveness of women reporters is an irrelevant consideration when it comes to their employment status.
F-ckability and TV: Hardly a revelation
Before we condemn John Westacott, news chief of Channel 9, for allegedly requiring that that female presenters have “f — — ability”, should we not ask what those missing letters are?
Nine still the boys’ club
The Nine Network is a serial offender when it comes to upsetting female employees, and don’t think the appointment of David Gyngell as CEO will change things, writes Glenn Dyer.
