Penberthy walks the News Limited plank to new venture
Nov 14
David Penberthy has resigned as editor of the Daily Telegraph in the midst of the paper’s campaign for the New South Wales Government to “sack itself”, ABC News is reporting.
After three years in the position, Mr Penberthy will be replaced by former Channel Nine news and current affairs editor Garry Linnell, who joined News Limited just over a year ago as the Daily Telegraph’s editor-at-large.
News Limited says Mr Penberthy will become the first editor of a new national online, print and television venture at News Limited.
His resignation comes in the week that the paper unleashed a vociferous campaign against the New South Wales Government and the state’s Premier Nathan Rees.
The front page of yesterday’s Telegraph screamed, “Just sack yourself Premier and call election”.
Its website encourages readers to sign a petition against the State Government, which it describes as a “deceitful, callous and irresponsible mob”.
Thousands of respondents to a poll on the website have overwhelmingly supported the call.
Mr Penberthy’s career began when he was hired as a reporter for Adelaide’s The Advertiser under then-editor Piers Akerman, who now writes columns for the Daily Telegraph.
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Splashmo November 14th 2008