Seven news boss Craig McPherson quits after network engulfed by recent controversies

Move comes only week after new CEO starts and network named wrong man as Bondi Junction killer

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The head of news and current affairs at Seven, Craig McPherson, has left the network after weeks of negative press including the network’s “grave mistake” of naming the wrong man as the Bondi Junction killer.

McPherson, who joined Seven in 2015, said it was a decision he had been considering for a while and that “now is a good time for all to have a fresh start”.

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