Mamamia twins part ways
It's no secret in our industry that Mia Freedman, the founder of 'women's network' Mamamia, commands almost cult-like loyalty among her (mostly) female staff.
So we were shocked to learn one of her most loyal acolytes, one-time executive editor and podcaster Clare Stephens, resigned in January after nearly a decade.
Clare wasn't just a long-serving foot soldier in Freedman's media empire; she was a powerful figure in the newsroom and central to the Mamamia brand as one half of 'The Twins', alongside her sister, Jessie Stephens, with whom she shared a newsroom, career and job title. (Apparently a womb wasn't enough.)
Her reason for leaving?
Apparently Clare wants to forge her own path as a solo media personality separate to Mia and her twin sister. She's already done a very Mamamia-y piece for Sydney's Morning Herald newssheet about what a bad egg Ben Cousins is.
And she has a book coming out called The Worst Thing I've Ever Done which is, er, all about fictional women at a fictional women's media company. Fancy that!
The story follows a female journalist whose life is turned upside down after she 'unexpectedly outrages' a high-profile interviewee, leading to a social media pile-on.
Hmm...
sounds familiar?
