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The West Waits for an Editor

February 4, 2009 – 8:30 am

I asked a contact at the Canberra Times how they were feeling about new editor Rod Quinn the other day, and was told that the troops were just glad to have an editor, after front runner Mick Millett turned the job down.
Staff at the West Australian are in the same position – waiting, waiting, – [...]

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The West trawls the newsroom

January 20, 2009 – 9:58 pm

The West Australian is trawling the newsroom, and further afield, to find a replacement for departed editor Paul Armstrong. This message went out to staff today:
Dear All,
Bob Cronin has urged staff who believe they are up to the task to apply for the vacant editor’s position.
I also encourage our people to apply [...]

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A Point of View about Stokes and the West Australian

December 15, 2008 – 9:39 am

Michael Gorey, editor of the Border Watch and former West Australian Newspapers employee gives his take on recent events.

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