Calum Jaspan
Calum Jaspan is a media writer for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, based in Melbourne. Reach him securely on Signal @calumjaspan.10
- Opinion
- On Background
The Guardian’s razor gang gets cutting
The cartoonist behind First Dog on the Moon, which has been a pillar of the publication for more than a decade, has been put on rolling six-month contracts.
- Calum Jaspan
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The big ABC names who have gone on strike for higher pay
Fran Kelly, David Marr and a host of other staff at the broadcaster walked out for 24 hours on Wednesday morning, leaving the broadcaster without key programs.
- Calum Jaspan and Kishor Napier-Raman
- Updated
- ABC
No 7.30 and plenty of reruns: How a strike will transform the ABC
The national broadcaster is expected to ditch local radio programming, replace breakfast radio with the BBC and scrap flagship shows for the day.
- Calum Jaspan
- Updated
- Media & marketing
ABC calls for umpire’s help as it faces first strike in 20 years
The national broadcaster’s boss wants the Fair Work Commission to intervene as thousands of journalists and professional staff prepare to walk off the job.
- Calum Jaspan
- Updated
- Media & marketing
KIIS expected me to berate Henderson, Sandilands tells court
Kyle Sandilands has launched a claim in the Federal Court, arguing his contract was wrongly torn up by radio company ARN.
- Calum Jaspan
- Opinion
- Media & marketing
‘Did Gina also pay for the flights?’ John Hancock on Rinehart’s PR songbook
The billionaire mining mogul’s estranged son copped a spray from Sky News host Rita Panahi over his lifestyle. Now he’s responding.
- Calum Jaspan
- Updated
- Radio ratings
Kyle and Jackie O lose listeners in final ratings survey
The year’s first radio ratings survey covered a period while the duo were mostly still on air together. But Jackie “O” Henderson’s exit after their blow-up appears to have damaged the show’s total audience.
- Calum Jaspan
- Exclusive
- Media & marketing
Guest thanks Rinehart for organising Sky host’s birthday boat bash
The head of a club of wealthy female fans of Donald Trump told Rita Panahi she was a women’s equivalent of the president, which the Sky host said was the “highest compliment”.
- Calum Jaspan
Sandilands sacked by midnight email
The controversial broadcaster said he was willing to work with someone other than Jackie “O” Henderson if that was necessary to get back on the air, but his employer wouldn’t accept it.
- Michael Lallo and Calum Jaspan
‘I have a job interview at Lowes’: Sandilands jokes about his future as deadline expires
The broadcaster declared his listeners wanted him to be back on air on Tuesday, hours before a deadline that could determine his future.
- Calum Jaspan, Ellie Busby, Kayla Olaya and Louise Rugendyke