Media Diary: Inside the Mamamia CEO backlash and the Today show’s hosting drama

Mia Freedman and Leigh Sales have both copped it from audiences over the appointment of Freedman’s son Luca Lavigne as Mamamia’s new CEO.

Mia Freedman and Leigh Sales have both copped it from audiences over the appointment of Freedman’s son Luca Lavigne as Mamamia’s new CEO - but who says men can’t run women-focused businesses? Plus, Samantha Armytage bumps trial co-host Joel Dry from the Today couch. Steve Jackson’s here to discuss all the big yarns in media and entertainment. 

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This episode of The Front is presented and produced by Claire Harvey and edited by Lia Tsamoglou. Our team includes Kristen Amiet, Tiffany Dimmack, Joshua Burton and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music. 

 

Mia Freedman and Leigh Sales have both copped it from audiences over the appointment of Freedman&rsquo;s son Luca Lavigne as Mamamia&rsquo;s new CEO - but who says men can&rsquo;t run women-focused businesses? Plus, Samantha Armytage bumps trial co-host Joel Dry from the Today couch. Steve Jackson&rsquo;s here to discuss all the big yarns in media and entertainment.&nbsp;
Read more about this story at&nbsp;<a href="http://theaustralian.com.au">theaustralian.com.au</a> and see the video by subscribing to our <a href="https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfDC8EeZJyt1IVjv5bCRbFBkTl-VYpJyf">YouTube channel</a>.
This episode of The Front is presented and produced by Claire Harvey and edited by Lia Tsamoglou. Our team includes Kristen Amiet, Tiffany Dimmack, Joshua Burton and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music.&nbsp;
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The Front brings the unrivalled journalism of Australia's national broadsheet to audio, featuring behind-the-scenes insight from our newsrooms.

The Front brings the unrivalled journalism of Australia’s national broadsheet to audio, featuring each day’s essential page one stories, journalists’ candid take on the issues that matter and behind-the-scenes insight from our newsrooms. 

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The Front brings the unrivalled journalism of Australia’s national broadsheet to audio, featuring each day’s essential page one stories.

The Front

The Front brings the unrivalled journalism of Australia’s national broadsheet to audio, featuring each day’s essential page one stories, journalists’ candid take on the issues that matter and behind-the-scenes insight from our newsrooms.

To find out more about The Front you can link here and for more from the newsroom at The Australian link here or search for The Australian in your app store.

The Front brings the unrivalled journalism of Australia&rsquo;s national broadsheet to audio, featuring each day&rsquo;s essential page one stories, journalists&rsquo; candid take on the issues that matter and behind-the-scenes insight from our newsrooms.
To find out more about The Front you can link <a href="https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/the-front/podcast/7e7d42e8c77b597cf8532d2e0c847e10">here</a> and for more from the newsroom at The Australian link <a href="https://www.theaustralian.com.au/">here</a> or search for The Australian in your app store.

‘Outrageous sexism’ behind Mamamia pile-on

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