The Sydney Morning Herald
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 Front page of The Sydney Morning Herald on March 30, 2007. |
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
| Format | Broadsheet |
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| Owner | John Fairfax Holdings |
| Editor | Alan Oakley |
| Founded | 1831 |
| Price | $1.20AUD Monday-Friday $2.20AUD Saturday |
| Headquarters |  201 Sussex Street,Sydney, NSW, Australia |
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| Website: www.smh.com.au | |
The Sydney Morning Herald (often abbreviated to The Herald or SMH) is a major Australian broadsheet newspaper published Monday–Saturday in Sydney. It is the oldest Australian newspaper, having been continuously published since 1831.[1] Since then, over 51,000 editions have been produced. Its tabloid counterpart, The Sun-Herald, is published every Sunday.
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[edit] Contributors
Some of the Herald's noted columnists and contributors include David Marr, cartoonist Michael Leunig, Miranda Devine and Gerard Henderson. Recently, politicians Tony Abbott MP (Liberal, Warringah) and Tanya Plibersek MP (Labor, Sydney) have been given column space under the heading "Insight" for general comment.
Other prominent columnists and journalists who write for The Sydney Morning Herald include Maggie Alderson, Doug Anderson, Keith Austin, Julia Baird, Mike Carlton, Anthony Dennis, Peter FitzSimons, Richard Glover, Adele Horin, Michael Idato, Robert Manne, Roy Masters, Ed O'Loughlin, Alan Ramsey and Paul Sheehan.
[edit] Overview
Although historically a conservative newspaper, which rarely endorses the Australian Labor Party at election time, the Herald is viewed by its competitors as left-wing. The newspaper campaigns strongly on public transport (for example, the Campaign for Sydney) and environment issues (for example, by supporting Earth Hour).
In 2004, the Herald declined to endorse a party at that year's federal election in line with a decision to "no longer endorse one party or another at election time." The newspaper noted that the policy might yet be revised: "A truly awful government of any colour, for example, would bring reappraisal." [1]
At the next state election, held in 2007, the Herald endorsed the Coalition. [2]
[edit] Circulation
Its circulation is smaller than the Telegraph. According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations as of March 2006, the Herald circulated 211,700 copies per weekday compared to 388,686 copies of the Telegraph.[2] The Saturday editions of both papers are more closely matched. The Herald sells 365,500 copies to the Telegraph's 347,889.
[edit] Features
The Sydney Morning Herald publishes a number of daily sections, as large-format magazines, some of which have been part of the newspaper's infrastructure for more than two decades. They currently include a motoring section, Drive, a food and lifestyle section, Good Living, a property section, Domain, and a television section, The Guide. It also produces two colour magazines, the weekly Good Weekend, and the monthly the(sydney)magazine. Novelty features include Column 8 and the cryptic crossword.
The Herald also has an online news site.[3]] Fairfax also owns The Sun-Herald, the Sunday counterpart to the Herald, and a number of community newspapers in Sydney.
[edit] History
The Sydney Morning Herald began its life as a weekly newspaper, the Sydney Herald. It only had four pages and a circulation of 750 copies. The paper was named after Scotland's Glasgow Herald, and was founded by three Englishmen, Alfred Stephens, Frederick Stokes and William McGarvie.[1]
A decade later it was bought by Charles Kemp and John Fairfax. It became a daily newspaper in 1840, and in 1842 changed its name to The Sydney Morning Herald. Its editorial policies were based "upon principles of candour, honesty and honour. We have no wish to mislead; no interest to gratify by unsparing abuse or indiscriminate approbation."
The Fairfax family owned the newspaper for 149 years but lost control of it on December 11, 1990 following financial misadventure of Warwick Fairfax. It is currently controlled by Fairfax Media whose CEO is Ron Walker, a Victorian.
[edit] Editors
- Thomas William Heney (1903-1918)
- Alan Oakley (2005-)
[edit] Blogs
- Notable blogs include
- Box Office - Film discussions by Garry Maddox
- Club Metro - Music and pop culture by Bernard Zuel and Alex Tibbitts
- Drive - Automotive discussion by drive.com.au
- Good Living - Culinary/gastronomy discussions
- MashUp - Tech discussions
- Sam And The City - Carrie Bradshaw-esque discussions by Samantha Brett
- Tribal Mind - Entertainment and pop culture by David Dale. Includes regular television ratings updates.
- Videohead
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b History of The Sydney Morning Herald. The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved on 2006-11-26.
- ^ Readership & Circulation. Fairfax Coporate Affairs. Retrieved on 2005-10-08.
[edit] References
- Ruth Park (1999). Ruth Park's Sydney. Duffy & Snellgrove. ISBN 1-875989-45-5.
