Analysis - Stuff has startled the media - and some customers - by picking former political strategist and lobbyist Matthew Hooton.
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File photo. Matthew Hooton.
Analysis - Change is a constant in the tough world of digital-age news media these days and many old ways have fallen by the wayside.
But the appointment of someone outside journalism - and also one of this country's bluntest critics of it - to edit a major media outlet is a first for New Zealand.
Likewise, handing the editorial reins to a former professional lobbyist.
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Reaction to The Post's newly appointed editor ranges from "inspired" to "shocked", with the overall position "wait and see".
The former advisor to National and ACT - who has not worked as a journalist - has been appointed to the top job at the Wellington…
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