The Canberra Times
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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. Rural Press Limited merged with Fairfax Media
on 8 May 2007. 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.
falsely accused American historian Daniel Pipes
of suggesting that Muslims deserved to be slaughtered as Jews were during the Holocaust.
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.
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
was founded in 1926 in Canberra
Canberra
Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...
, Australia by Arthur Shakespeare
Arthur Shakespeare
Arthur Thomas Shakespeare was an Australian journalist and newspaper editor, best known for founding the Australian Capital Territory's most widely-circulated commercial newspaper, The Canberra Times...
.
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
Publishing and Broadcasting Limited
Publishing and Broadcasting Limited was one of Australia's largest companies, with interests primarily in media and gaming. The company demerged in late 2007, spinning out its gaming interests into Crown Limited...
, which in turn sold it to Kerry Stokes
Kerry Stokes
Kerry Matthew Stokes AC is an Australian businessman. He holds business interests in a diverse range of industries including electronic and print media, property, mining, and construction equipment. He is most widely known as the chairman of the Seven Network, one of the largest broadcasting...
in 1989 for $
Australian dollar
The Australian dollar is the currency of the Commonwealth of Australia, including Christmas Island, Cocos Islands, and Norfolk Island, as well as the independent Pacific Island states of Kiribati, Nauru and Tuvalu...
110 million. Rural Press Limited
Rural Press
Rural Press Limited was an Australian media company which owned approximately 170 newspaper and magazine titles, The Canberra Times being the most prominent. These were predominantly in rural Australia, though it also owned a number of agricultural publications in the United States and New Zealand...
bought the paper from Stokes in 1998 for $160 million. Rural Press Limited merged with Fairfax Media
Fairfax Media
Fairfax Media Limited is one of Australia's largest diversified media companies. The group's operations include newspapers, magazines, radios and digital media operating in Australia and New Zealand. Fairfax Media was founded by the Fairfax family as John Fairfax and Sons, later to become John...
on 8 May 2007. The paper first went online
ONLINE
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on 31 March 1997.
Its current editor-at-large is Jack Waterford
Jack Waterford
Jack Waterford AM is an Australian journalist and commentator who is now Editor-at-Large of the Canberra Times.A law graduate from the Australian National University, John Edward Waterford began his journalism career as a cadet with the Canberra Times in 1972, covering a broad range of rounds...
. A recent editor in chief, Peter Fray, left in January 2009 to edit The Sydney Morning Herald
The Sydney Morning Herald
The Sydney Morning Herald is a daily broadsheet newspaper published by Fairfax Media in Sydney, Australia. Founded in 1831 as the Sydney Herald, the SMH is the oldest continuously published newspaper in Australia. The newspaper is published six days a week. The newspaper's Sunday counterpart, The...
. His successor is Rod Quinn. Previous editors include Michelle Grattan
Michelle Grattan
Michelle Grattan AO , Australian journalist, was the first woman to become editor of an Australian metropolitan daily newspaper. Specialising in political journalism, Grattan has written and edited for many significant Australian newspapers....
(1993–95), the first female editor of a metropolitan daily newspaper in Australia.
Controversies
In 2008, The Canberra Times printed a formal apology after the paper published an essay in which Irfan YusufIrfan Yusuf
Irfan Yusuf is an Australian lawyer, social commentator and author of the memoir Once Were Radicals: My years as a teenage Islamo-fascist.-Education and work:...
falsely accused American historian Daniel Pipes
Daniel Pipes
Daniel Pipes is an American historian, writer, and political commentator. He is the founder and director of the Middle East Forum and its Campus Watch project, and editor of its Middle East Quarterly journal...
of suggesting that Muslims deserved to be slaughtered as Jews were during the Holocaust.
On 17 October 2008, The Canberra Times was distributed with a sticker advertising the ACT
Australian Capital Territory
The Australian Capital Territory, often abbreviated ACT, is the capital territory of the Commonwealth of Australia and is the smallest self-governing internal territory...
Labor Party
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
on the front page. Complaints about the sticker prompted the General Manager, Ken Nichols, to issue an explanation.