The Magpie website , conducted by Townsville journalist Malcolm Weatherup, contains the fascinating unconfirmed claim that the Townsville Bulletin has been sold to a foreign shelf company . The post says a Bulletin photographer , named, has been breaking the news on the newspaper . You would think that other media outfits in Townsville and beyond would follow up this intriguing item . It seems not .
The Magpie also said that if the Murdoch Northern Territory News in Darwin were flogged off , he hoped it kept its "screwball" front page approach to news . Recalled was the fact that a Murdoch spokesman had raised the possibility of selling off some mastheads .
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Low Media Man on Totem Pole/Plunger
Flinders Shire Council in Queensland is running display advertisements for staff which puts the WATER AND SEWERAGE SUPERVISOR position ahead of COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA OFFICER.
