Reuters executive Simon Robinson to replace Justin Stevens as ABC news director
by Amanda Meade Media correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#75XQ5)
Hugh Marks refuses to confirm or deny to Senate estimates that he threatened to terminate Stevens if he didn't resign
The ABC has confirmed a top news executive from Reuters, Simon Robinson, has been appointed as news director of the ABC, after Guardian Australia revealed the surprise appointee on Thursday morning.
Robinson will join the ABC in September, four months after Justin Stevens resigned abruptly after four years in the role, citing personal and professional reasons.
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