Yesterday’s announcement that newly-appointed Melbourne University Press associate editor Sally Heath will succeed Sophie Cunningham as editor of Meanjin has set the literary-world aflutter.
Louise adler
Meanjin 
Little mag David vs. uni Goliath
Former editor of literary journal Meanjin, Jim Davidson, made damning remarks about ownership of the magazine, its takeover by Melbourne University Press and interference by management, in a speech about the history of Meanjin — with all the management listening from the front row, reports W H Chong.
Upheaval at ALR as editor booted amid funding deal
Tensions are running high at The Australian newspaper over the editorship of its storied literary supplement, with respected helmsman Stephen Romei shunted from his position in favour of the paper’s Higher Education editor Luke Slattery.
A marketplace for meretricious mendicancy
If you thought the 2020 Summit was going to be something more than an opportunity for rent seeking lobbyists and proselytisers to push their barrows and grind their axes, then think again, writes Greg Barns.
ABC Board: the nominations keep rolling in…
Bored with the ABC Board? Well, many Crikey readers don’t seem to be. I am still getting a couple of e-mails a day making fresh suggestions, as well as lobbying for and decrying of those already mentioned, writes Margaret Simons.
