“It’s so f**ked.”
‘It’s so f**ked’: Channel Seven is in turmoil over a fresh scandal that insiders say is deeply damaging
“Why don’t you keep it up so he kills himself,” Mr McWilliam wrote in an October 5, 2022 message to Zoe Samios, who was a senior media reporter at the“You are a complete disgrace. If you publish untrue allegations … and he tops himself. It’s on you.”Accompanying the extraordinary email was a graphic photograph of Mr Pell, taken in a hospital, in which he’s wearing a hospital gown and has a noticeable head wound.
In October 2022, Samios approached Seven with questions about the investigation and Mr McWilliam was incensed when Mr Pell’s name was mentioned, prompting his fiery email.“I make no excuse for having acted to protect a colleague, against whom false allegations were being made. Michael Pell has been a friend of mine for many years.”Bruce McWilliam sent a fiery email to a media reporter who was chasing the story.
A secret recording of Spotlight’s executive producer Mark Llewellyn during a meeting with staffers of the show spoke of the pressure to “do whatever it takes to get the story”. “So, when streaming and alternative viewing platforms came out way back in 2008, television networks didn’t really do much. Then Netflix kicked off and they had a panic attack. Their point of difference remains live events and news, so they’ve gone all-in on that.
Seven West Media chief executive officer James Warburton says the allegations don’t reflect Seven’s culture but TV industry figures disagree. Picture: Supplied “Is it, though?” a senior television figure, not employed with Seven, told news.com.au. “This sounds like classic Seven.”
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