The Canberra Times
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Fairfax Media |
| Founded | 1926 |
| Headquarters | 9 Pirie Street Fyshwick ACT |
| OCLC number | 220340116 |
| Official website | http://www.canberratimes.com.au/ |
The Canberra Times newspaper was founded in 1926 in Canberra, Australia by Arthur Shakespeare.
It was the second paper to be printed in the city, the first being The Federal Capital Pioneer. The paper was sold to the Fairfax group in the 1960s by Arthur Shakespeare on the condition that it continue to advocate for Canberra. It was later sold to Publishing and Broadcasting Limited, which in turn sold it to Kerry Stokes in 1989 for $110 million. Rural Press Limited bought the paper from Stokes in 1998 for $160 million. The Times rejoined the Fairfax banner in 2007 when Rural Press merged with Fairfax. The paper first went online on 31 March 1997.
Its current editor-at-large is Jack Waterford. A recent editor in chief, Peter Fray, left in January 2009 to edit The Sydney Morning Herald. His successor is Rod Quinn. Previous editors include Michelle Grattan (1993–95), the first female editor of a metropolitan daily newspaper in Australia.
History
The Canberra Times was originally located in Civic and is currently located in Fyshwick.
Controversies
In 2008, The Canberra Times printed a formal apology[1] after the paper published an essay in which Irfan Yusuf falsely accused American historian Daniel Pipes of suggesting that Muslims deserved to be slaughtered as Jews were during the Holocaust.[2][3]
On 17 October 2008, The Canberra Times was distributed with a sticker advertising the ACT Labor Party on the front page. Complaints about the sticker prompted the general manager, Ken Nichols, to issue an explanation.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ "Apology to Daniel Pipes". Canberra Times, 13 September 2008
- ↑ Irfan Yusuf, "Justice the remedy required to help Bosnia heal,", Canberra Times, 18 August 2008
- ↑ Irfan Yusuf Apologizes to Daniel Pipes, Middle East Forum, 17 September 2008
- ↑ "Sticker ads separate to editorial content". Canberra Times, 17 October 2008.
Further reading
- Dyett, Kathleen (16 October 2013). "Restructure at The Canberra Times newspaper". ABC News. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
- Jackson, Sally (16 October 2013). "Canberra Times no longer a metro". The Australian. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
- Waterford, Jack (3 March 2013). "History of a paper anniversary". The Canberra Times (Fairfax Media). Archived from the original on 17 September 2013.
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