News Corp Australia has welcomed Stefania Accardo to the role of Head of Data Technology Capability joining the company’s Client Product and Strategy division.  In her new role, Accardo will lead a cross-functional team of business analysts, data scientists, and delivery managers and partner with engineering delivery teams and external vendors. She will also focus on building new products aiding customers to plan, execute and measure ad campaigns effectively while providing technical direction and guidance to onboard and monetise new audiences. Director Commercial Data Video and Product, Paul Blackburn said the role is crucial to evolve the company’s audience and data commercialisation products. “Central to our product offering is our audience insights and targeting platform, Intent Connect. Stefania will further enhance the product and develop our audience and data product roadmap, ensuring enhanced outcomes for our clients and stakeholders,” Blackburn said. “We are we

Today on 5 Minutes, we chatted with Leonard Bernardone, a journalist for Information Age.  What do you do and where does your work appear? I'm a freelance journalist writing primarily on cybersecurity and tech. My work appears regularly in Information Age. And what did you do before this? Before this, I spent six years working my butt off in a range of tech start-ups as part of a very small team in Melbourne. These projects spanned domain registrations, website and email hosting, cyber security and awareness solutions. For one such start-up, Cyber Aware, we were named Gold Disruptors in the 2019 ACS Digital Disruptor Awards and also won Best Cyber Security Project, Product or Pivot for the YBF Ventures Australia, Online Startup & Innovation Awards. I began my six-year stint with level-one support operations in 2016 and quickly accrued enough responsibilities to land the title of Technical Administration Officer. This role included support desk management, channel management,

The Australian Financial Review has announced the expansion of the masthead’s coverage of companies, markets and property with new hires and promotions.  The masthead enhances the coverage of companies, markets and property under the leadership of deputy editor, business Kylar Loussikian and companies editor Vesna Poljak. Primrose Riordan will join the masthead as a companies reporter to focus on private companies and family offices after working for four years as South China Correspondent at the Financial Times in Hong Kong.  Riordan has previously been with the Australian as a foreign affairs and trade reporter for more than two years and a political reporter at The AFR for three years. She begins in July. Joining the AFR as a deputy companies editor in July will be Emily Day from The Age, where she is currently deputy opinion editor. Campbell Kwan has been appointed commercial property reporter. Kwan will work closely with property editor Nick Lenaghan and the team to expa

The Daily Aus and Nike Australia have joined hands to create The Training Squad, a new program to help young female and gender-diverse sports journalists to enter the profession, Mediaweek reports. The partnership aims to provide opportunities for the next generation of aspiring female sports journalists and support them to build a professional identity.  Abbey Wirth, narrative and communications lead at Nike Pacific said the team is looking forward to a “monumental decade” for women’s sport in the Pacific.  “Nike’s mission is to move sport forward and create opportunity for her everywhere you look. It’s not just about who is on the pitch, track or field, but who is reporting on it too. “We’re proud to partner with TDA to support the next generation of female and gender-diverse journalists at this pivotal moment,” Wirth said.  Sam Koslowski, co-founder of The Daily Aus said the program will prove to be successful when the future sporting moments have the alum

Journalist Zach Thompson (pictured) has left his position as News Editor at TechDay, leaving the specialist publisher room to hire Kaleah Salmon.  Thompson had been with the outlet since January 2022, wrapping up his tenure with eighteen months of experience, and is now looking for his next role.  “Truthfully, I'm unsure at this stage what my next position might look like - all I know is I'll be following my passions!” said Thompson.  Tech Day has since brought on Kaleah Salmon. Starting her position on the 15th of May, she brings the editorial team to seven total members. "We're excited to have Kaleah and her high energy levels join our team. This will enable us to continue to grow our weekly news coverage", said Sean Mitchell, Publisher, TechDay. Salmon heralding from Sydney, had previously wrote part-time for The Ministry of Sport, after graduating from UTS in 2021.  This follows last week's news of Tech Day promoting news editor Tom Raynel to the position of editoria

Australia’s longest-serving breakfast host David “Kochie” Koch has announced that he will step down from Seven’s breakfast program Sunrise after 21 years at the helm.  In a long LinkedIn post, Kochie said that after over 5300 shows and 16,000 hours of live TV, it is time to have a “bit of flexibility” to focus on his family business, Pinstripe Media.  “I have loved every single minute. And I'm incredibly proud of what we've achieved over the last 21 years,” he said.  "I've been privileged to experience so many adventures, to meet so many incredible people and to cover so many moments of history in the making. It really is the world's best job. “What I'll miss most is working with the entire Sunrise team... especially Nat, Beretts and Dave Walters who have been with me for virtually the entire time on the show. I reckon I've spent more time with them than my family and it has been an utter joy. “I'll miss you the Sunrise viewers who have energised me every s

CEO of Great Southern Land Media, John Williams has announced that he will step down from his role and General Sales Manager Simon Rub will take over the reins.  In a LinkedIn post, 92.7 MixFM and 91.9 SeaFM posted the departure of Williams as he reflected that it is the “perfect time” to begin his next adventure.  “There is still a lot more to achieve in the media and in the community. I’m also looking forward to working on some specific projects for GSL Media.  “My time with 92.7 MIX FM and 91.9 SEA FM have been some of the best times of my life and career. I am particularly proud of my team's role in raising over $1 million for local charities during the past 18 months. It’s also pretty good to have the No 1 & 2 stations in the market”. Williams recognises that his success is not his alone. "I am blessed to have such an amazing team of talented individuals around me," he said. Chair of GSLM, Rhys Holleran congratulated Williams for building a “great cultu