Emily Watkins
Reporter @emilykwatkins
Emily covers all things "media" for Crikey and is based in Sydney. She has previously worked for the ABC's Media Watch and reported on courts, crocodiles and occasionally UFOs for the NT News.
Actor Craig McLachlan will sue Fairfax Media and the ABC for defamation over allegations they have published of sexual harassment and indecent behaviour while working on the 2014 production of Rocky Horror Show.
New documents have been filed in an unfair dismissal case.
Last week, Crikey took you behind the process those consultants usually take when dealing with personal reputation crises. Today, we have a look at some of Australia's biggest controversies, and how spinners managed them.
The year has started with record-low share prices for Seven West Media, down 3.6%.
Trump White House heads for the screen treatment while Channel Ten falls could be seeing a new ownership structure.
We may be at a remarkable moment for speaking out against assault, but the accused are doing what they've always done: paying professionals to put out the fires.
Chris Walsh's lawyer claims it's a "a case that goes to the very heart of the freedom and independence of the media."
Children's newspaper Crinkling News has folded, just months after it crowdfunded more than $200,000 to keep itself afloat.
Seven News Melbourne's news director has defended an interview with neo-Nazi Blair Cottrell which painted Cottrell as a right-wing activist with a community focus, and did not include any of his convictions (which include arson and making threats to kill).
Seven News Sydney is this year's first recipient of a Wankley Award for a very shoddy go at last week's flash of outrage at Queensland reportedly removing gender descriptions from its driving licences.
