Media Hunter

Life too short for daybreak special

By Ray Martin, The Australian   

YOU'VE gotta love your mates in the media. Don't let the truth get in the way of a good headline, such as "Martin storms out".

If you can't get a proper quote, go for those reliable "unnamed sources". If there's no photo for the front page, drag a 20-year-old snapshot out of the Fairfax picture archives. (When I had legs.)

You gotta laugh. So, in my movement at the station, let's separate fact from fiction.

TV marathon for gang trial lawyers

Source: Milanda Rout, The Australian

THE premiere of gangland drama Underbelly in Victoria tomorrow night hangs in the balance, with a Supreme Court judge to decide whether the series goes to air just 36 hours before its scheduled screening.

End of an era as Ray quits Nine

Source: Michael Idato, Sydney Morning Herald

After three decades, veteran journalist Ray Martin has quit the Nine Network.

Martin confirmed his departure this afternoon, but insisted the split with his employer of 30 years was "the most amicable".

He said there was "no shouting, no trouble. [Nine CEO] David Gyngell is a very good friend of mine, and we were very amicable."