Monday, April 14, 2008
WAR OF THE POSERS
Who could ever have guessed that Earth Hour - beautiful, sacred, holy Earth Hour - might turn out to be the event that scuttles Age ed-in-chief Andrew Jaspan? Last night’s Media Watch maintained the pressure on li’l Andrew, whose staff are independently leaking audio of hostile staff meetings, much to the distress of Age independents:
The Age Independence Committee objects to the publication in Crikey of three audio extracts from last Wednesday’s meeting between the editor-in-chief, Andrew Jaspan, and the editorial staff. Such proceedings are confidential for a very good reason: this confidentiality enables people to speak their minds on sensitive matters without fear their remarks will be circulated outside the meeting. To publish audio extracts from the meeting undermines this confidence. It also breaches the rights of those involved in that the extracts were reproduced outside the meeting without their knowledge or consent.
Jaspan vs. Age journalists; Crikey vs. Jaspan; Age journalists vs. other Age journalists leaking to Crikey; Media Watch vs. Jaspan; Age journalists vs. Earth Hour. This can’t possibly become any more delicious ... can it?