The replacement for departing head of news at MediaWorks Mark Jennings has been announced as news website editor Hal Crawford.
Australian Crawford will be leaving his role as editor-in-chief of Ninemsn, where he has held various positions over the past decade.
Yesterday Newshub reported Jennings would be leaving after 27 years of service at MediaWorks.
![Hal Crawford, has been appointed as the new Chief News Officer for MediaWorks. Photo / MUMBRELLA.COM](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/MWM5PGFRHJHBW7NPO7LFHOHT4Y.jpg?auth=3fe4fd2b4dd06d86bc4a6b8e778c6212f1562ed0ae23649f8e9c2b2acf5be818&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)
Group chief executive MediaWorks, Mark Weldon, told the channel: "Over 25 years of leadership of TV3 News, Mark has made a major and lasting contribution to NZ journalism and wider NZ society.