Leadership
Sophie Black
Editor-in-chief
Sophie Black is Crikey’s editor-in-chief. She has worked in senior management across cultural and media organisations, and has written for outlets such as The Guardian and The Monthly. As the Wheeler Centre’s head of publishing she oversaw projects such as the Walkley award-winning The Messenger podcast. She sits on the board of Melbourne University’s Centre for Advancing Journalism.
Alisha Rouse
Editor
Alisha Rouse is editor of Crikey. Previously news editor at news.com.au and assistant editor of Daily Mail Australia, she lives in Sydney but is originally from the United Kingdom, where she worked in Fleet Street newspapers.
Jack Callil
Deputy editor
Jack Callil is deputy editor of Crikey. He is also copyeditor of Meanjin, and was previously digital editor of Australian Book Review. His writing has appeared in The Guardian, The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Saturday Paper, The Monthly, and VICE, among others. He was a finalist for the 2020 Walkley–Pascall Prize for Arts Criticism, and was an emerging culture critic for The Age/Sydney Morning Herald.
Editorial
Crystal Andrews
Readers’ editor
Crystal Andrews is Crikey’s readers’ editor. She is also the founder of Zee Feed, a digital media outlet producing feminist commentary on news, social issues, digital and pop culture for young Australian women.
Rich James
Worm editor
Rich James is Crikey’s Worm editor. He was previously news director at BuzzFeed Australia, executive news editor at the i paper, senior editor of EMEA at Storyful, and deputy news editor at Metro.
Bernard Keane
Politics editor
Bernard Keane is Crikey’s politics editor. Before that he was Crikey’s Canberra press gallery correspondent, covering politics, national security and economics. Got a tip? Contact him securely on Signal at @Bernard_Keane.66.
Charlie Lewis
Reporter-at-large
Charlie Lewis is Crikey’s reporter-at-large, focusing on politics, culture, history and the US. Got a tip? Contact him securely on Signal @clewis.25. He was Crikey’s Tips and Murmurs editor between 2020 and 2025. He has previously worked across government and unions and was a researcher on RN’s Daily Planet. He currently co-hosts Spin Cycle on Triple R radio.
Anton Nilsson
Politics reporter
Anton Nilsson is Crikey’s federal politics reporter. He previously covered NSW Parliament for NCA NewsWire, and before that, worked for Sweden’s Expressen newspaper as well as other publications in Sweden, Australia and the United States. Got a tip? Contact him securely on Signal @anilsson.33.
Daanyal Saeed
Media reporter
Daanyal Saeed is Crikey’s media reporter. He was previously a sports reporter at news.com.au and for the Grafton Daily Examiner. Got a tip? Contact him securely on Signal @daanysaeed.44.
Cam Wilson
Associate editor
Cam Wilson is Crikey’s associate editor. He previously worked as a reporter at the ABC and is the co-author of Conspiracy Nation: Exposing the dangerous world of Australian conspiracy theories. Got a tip? Contact him securely on Signal at @cmw.69.
Production
Tom Clift
Production editor
Tom is Crikey’s production editor. He was previously after-hours editor at Junkee and weekend editor at Concrete Playground.
Zennie McLoughlin
Design Manager
Zennie McLoughin is Crikey’s design manager. She has 17 years of experience working in-house and freelance for a range of organisations, studios and clients. She has a master’s of design and a graduate diploma of graphic design from RMIT University.