Defiant Wick breaks cover; Journo union 'ignores truth' on war

Email WATCH | Darren Wick has been confronted with the question he has carefully dodged for six months, over a scandal still reverberating through Nine after his departure amid sexual harassment allegations.

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EXCLUSIVE Nine’s time bomb with a silent Wick: defiant ex-TV news supremo breaks cover WATCH | Darren Wick has been confronted with the question he has carefully dodged for six months, over a scandal still reverberating through Nine after his departure amid sexual harassment allegations. MEDIA Journo union ‘ignores truth’ on war Having ‘Press’ on one’s vest, or an additional role with a Hamas propaganda department doesn’t turn a terrorist into a journalist, says the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council’s boss. MEDIA Why major investor pulled the plug on ARN The media company has had a change to one of its biggest shareholders after an investment firm withdrew following concerns with the company’s financial progress. MEDIA DIARY Guardian scribe’s attack on dads catches The Project off guard A move by the left-wing publication’s political reporter to hijack a conversation about rental affordability into an attack on ‘crap dads’ left some within Network Ten shocked. COMMENTARY Israel bears brunt of false war claims Israel’s critics never argue the moral point. Palestinian deaths in Gaza would end if Hamas – a terror organisation with similar origins to ISIS – surrendered. START UP Disrupt Radio’s content dries up The digital station is just 15 months old but it has hit financial woes, with staff left unpaid and the station no longer available on DAB+. MEDIA Time to rein in the technology giants Big Tech can’t be trusted to write its own rules and the occasional parliamentary hearing isn’t enough to get accountability out of these companies which don’t care about our national interests. THE GROWTH AGENDA Afterpay boosts growth and ROI with brand marketing A brand marketing campaign by Afterpay, which aimed to prove the power of the discipline, has exceeded return-on-investment and customer acquisition targets to drive effectiveness and growth for the business. THE GROWTH AGENDA Truth over nice creates marketing that Australians talk about Nice advertising is dull and should be avoided by businesses seeking growth, argues Clemenger BBDO’s Simon Wassef. He says truthful communications can be transformative. THE GROWTH AGENDA Is AI the answer to the mundane sea of sameness in brand design? Can artificial intelligence free us from the sea of sameness? Design veteran Olaf Schybergson tells The Growth Agenda how AI can unlock creativity to help supercharge human-centred design. MEDIA China outpaces world in online ad spending Chinese media has the highest share of digital advertising revenue in the world, with the market penetration of ‘online spending’ almost double that of the Australian industry.   NEWSLETTERS TODAY'S PAPER MIND GAMES THE AUSTRALIAN PLUS   Want to change how you receive these emails? Manage your newsletter preferences or unsubscribe from this newsletter. Sent by The Australian, GPO Box 4245, Sydney, NSW, 2001 Australia.