Seven West Media (SWM) has named Anthony De Ceglie director of news and current affairs and editor-in-chief of Seven West Media.
De Ceglie, currently editor-in-chief of The West Australian, The Sunday Times, PerthNow and its suburban newspapers, 19 regional newspapers, recently launched The Nightly digital national newspaper.
He will now be responsible for programs including 7NEWS, Sunrise, The Morning Show and 7NEWS Spotlight and 7NEWS.com.au.
He has been with SWM since early 2019, based in Perth. Before that he spent more than 11 years in various roles at News Corp Australia.
"I can’t wait to work with the many, many brilliant creative people across the network who put all our products to air," De Ceglie said.
De Ceglie’s successor at The West Australian and related products will be announced in due course.
Chris Dore, former editor-in-chief of The Australian, has been appointed to the role of acting editor of The West Australian and other West Australian Newspapers titles. Dore will continue to write for The Nightly.
De Ceglie’s appointment follows the decision by current Seven Network Director of News and Public Affairs, Craig McPherson, to step down.
Seven West CEO Jeff Howard said De Ceglie brings a compelling vision to the director of news and current affairs and editor-in-chief of Seven West Media role.
"His absolute focus on news gathering and storytelling will underpin his approach, while his knowledge of digital and his innovative mindset will be just what SWM needs as we continue to build a better media business," he said.
“This appointment reflects our ambition to think differently about the future of media in Australia. I look forward to working with Anthony in his new role."
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