The Canberra Times Explained

The Canberra Times
Type:Daily newspaper
Format:Compact
Owners:Australian Community Media
Editor:John-Paul Moloney
Headquarters:121 Marcus Clarke Street, Canberra City, ACT
Oclc:220340116

The Canberra Times is a daily newspaper in Canberra, Australia, which is published by Australian Community Media. It was founded in 1926, and has changed ownership and format several times.

History

The Canberra Times was launched in 1926 by Thomas Shakespeare along with his oldest son Arthur Shakespeare and two younger sons Christopher and James.[1] The newspaper's headquarters were originally located in the Civic retail precinct, in Cooyong Street and Mort Street, in blocks bought by Thomas Shakespeare in the first sale of Canberra leases in 1924.[2]

The newspaper's first issue was published on 3 September 1926.[2] It was the second paper to be printed in the city, the first being The Federal Capital Pioneer.[3] [4] Between September 1926 and February 1928, the newspaper was a weekly issue. The first daily issue was 28 February 1928.[2] In June 1956, The Canberra Times converted from broadsheet to tabloid format.

Arthur Shakespeare sold the paper to John Fairfax Ltd in 1964, on the condition that it continue to advocate for Canberra.[5] Soon after, in July 1964, the format was switched back to broadsheet and printing was moved to Fairfax's newly installed press in Fyshwick. Offices remained open in the Civic retail precinct until April 1987 when The Canberra Times moved its entire operation to the new office of The Federal Capital Press of Australia, also in Fyshwick.[6]

In 1988, the paper and the Federal Capital Press was sold to Kerry Packer's Australian Consolidated Press for a total amount of $250 million,[7] which in turn sold it to Kerry Stokes in 1989 for a price greater than $65 million.[8] Rural Press Limited bought the paper from Stokes in August 1998 for $160 million.[9] The Times rejoined the Fairfax stable in 2007 when Rural Press merged with Fairfax.[10] The paper first went online on 31 March 1997.

In 2008, The Canberra Times printed a formal apology[11] 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.[12] [13]

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.[14]

In October 2013, Fairfax Media announced that The Canberra Times would be restructured to join the Australian Community Media Group of regional, agricultural and community newspapers, shifting from the metropolitan news division of Fairfax.[15] [16] A new editorial leadership team was appointed in November 2015, with Grant Newton as editor of the newspaper and Scott Hannaford as deputy editor and news director.[17]

In March 2016, staff at the newspaper were told there would be a restructure at The Canberra Times and that the paper would move from a broadsheet format to a tabloid.[18] Fairfax Media also announced they would be cutting 12 jobs from the newspaper's staff.[19]

In September 2021, The Canberra Times moved from its Fyshwick headquarters to an office building on Marcus Clarke Street in Civic.[20]

Content

The Guide

The Guide was launched in July 1988, as a television and radio guide.[21]

Notable staff

The paper's editors have included Jack Waterford and Michelle Grattan (1993–95), the first female editor of a metropolitan daily newspaper in Australia. A recent editor-in-chief, Peter Fray, left in January 2009 to edit The Sydney Morning Herald. He was succeeded by Rod Quinn, formerly of the Newcastle Herald.[22] He announced the formation of a new senior editorial team in 2012.[23], the managing editor is John-Paul Moloney.

Editorial cartoonists have included Geoff Pryor,[24] David Pope[25] and Pat Campbell.[26]

Endoresments

National electionEndorsement
2010
2013
2016
2019No endorsement
2022

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. News: Waterford . Jack . Jack Waterford . 3 March 2013 . History of a paper anniversary . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130917072242/http://www.canberratimes.com.au/federal-politics/history-of-a-paper-anniversary-20130302-2fd76.html . 17 September 2013 . 27 April 2024 . The Canberra Times . Fairfax Media . Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.
  2. News: Clayton . C.J. . 24 April 1987 . Our first issue was in 1926 . 27 April 2024 . The Canberra Times . John Fairfax and Sons . Canberra, Australian Capital Territory . 2 . National Library of Australia . 61 . 18,630.
  3. Web site: ACT Heritage Library Newspaper Holdings. Libraries ACT. 29 November 2013.
  4. Web site: Federal Capital Pioneer (Canberra, ACT: 1924–1926). Trove. 29 November 2013.
  5. News: 1 May 1964 . National Newspaper in Canberra . 27 April 2024 . The Canberra Times . John Fairfax Limited . Canberra, Australian Capital Territory . 1 . National Library of Australia . 38 . 10,836.
  6. News: Salins . Christine . 24 April 1987 . Our move to Fyshwick . 27 April 2024 . The Canberra Times . John Fairfax and Sons . Canberra, Australian Capital Territory . 1 . National Library of Australia . 61 . 18,830.
  7. News: Wright . Tony . 12 January 1988 . Sale of Federal Capital Press goes through . 27 April 2024 . The Canberra Times . Australian Consolidated Press . Canberra, Australian Capital Territory . 1 . National Library of Australia . 62 . 19,091.
  8. News: Wright . Tony . 4 July 1989 . Kerry Stokes buys The Canberra Times . 27 April 2024 . The Canberra Times . Federal Capital Press . Canberra, Australian Capital Territory . 1 . National Library of Australia . 63 . 19,627.
  9. News: Schulze . Jane . 25 August 1998 . Rural Fairfax buys back into mainstream . live . https://archive.today/20240426224452/https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=AWGLNB&req_dat=3AB36969C29445C598BFB754B6281F39&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=document_id:news%252F11BC023A44FBF488 . 26 April 2024 . 27 April 2024 . The Age . John Fairfax Holdings . Melbourne . 5 . NewsBank.
  10. News: 10 May 2007 . Rural Press, Fairfax officially merged . limited . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190501074940/https://www.smh.com.au/business/rural-press-fairfax-officially-merged-20070510-gdq3ov.html . 1 May 2019 . 27 April 2024 . The Sydney Morning Herald . Fairfax Media . Sydney . en-AU.
  11. News: 13 September 2008 . Apology to Daniel Pipes . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080917140225/http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/apology-to-daniel-pipes/1275090.aspx . 17 September 2008 . 27 April 2024 . The Canberra Times . Fairfax Media . Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.
  12. News: Yusuf . Irfan . Irfan Yusuf . 18 August 2008 . Justice the remedy required to help Bosnia heal . live . https://archive.today/20240427065351/https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=AWGLNB&req_dat=3AB36969C29445C598BFB754B6281F39&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F148A3CB98364FCF0 . 27 April 2024 . 27 April 2024 . The Canberra Times . Fairfax Media . Canberra, Australian Capital Territory . 15 . NewsBank.
  13. Irfan Yusuf Apologizes to Daniel Pipes . 17 September 2008 . Middle East Forum . Philadelphia . 27 April 2024 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20080919092701/http://www.meforum.org/press/1983 . 19 September 2008.
  14. News: Nichols . Ken . 17 October 2008 . Sticker ads separate to editorial content . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081017151719/http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/sticker-ads-separate-to-editorial-content/1336079.aspx . 17 October 2008 . 27 April 2024 . The Canberra Times . Fairfax Media . Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.
  15. News: Dyett . Kathleen . 16 October 2013 . Restructure at The Canberra Times newspaper . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150319080803/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-10-16/restructure-at-the-canberra-times-newspaper/5026304 . 19 March 2015 . 22 October 2013 . ABC News . Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
  16. News: Jackson . Sally . 16 October 2013 . Canberra Times no longer a metro . live . https://archive.today/20131022041009/http://www.theaustralian.com.au/media/canberra-times-no-longer-a-metro/story-e6frg996-1226741029934 . 22 October 2013 . 22 October 2013 . The Australian . News Corp Australia . Sydney.
  17. News: 6 November 2015 . New editor and deputy editor announced for The Canberra Times as audience grows . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160309071253/http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/new-editor-and-deputy-editor-announced-for-the-canberra-times-as-audience-grows-20151106-gksx28.html . 9 March 2016 . 27 April 2024 . The Canberra Times . Fairfax Media . Canberra, Australian Capital Territory . 2 . .
  18. News: 31 March 2016 . Canberra Times to shed jobs in move to new format . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160402093943/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-03-31/canberra-times-to-shed-jobs-as-it-moves-to-new-format/7289376 . 2 April 2016 . 27 April 2024 . ABC News . Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
  19. News: Ward . Miranda . 31 March 2016 . Canberra Times goes compact; Fairfax Media to cut 12 full-time editorial positions across ACT . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160403032412/http://mumbrella.com.au/canberra-times-fairfax-media-compact-356717 . 3 April 2016 . 14 January 2017 . Mumbrella.
  20. News: 3 September 2021 . The Canberra Times is relocating from Fyshwick back to the city centre . subscription . 27 December 2022 . The Canberra Times . Australian Community Media . Canberra, Australian Capital Territory . .
  21. News: 11 July 1988 . THE GUIDE . 27 April 2024 . The Canberra Times . John Fairfax and Sons . Canberra, Australian Capital Territory . 21 . National Library of Australia . 62 . 19,271.
  22. News: 3 February 2009 . New editor . live . https://archive.today/20240427051541/https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=AWGLNB&req_dat=3AB36969C29445C598BFB754B6281F39&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=document_id:news%252F148A3B94D6EB2448 . 27 April 2024 . 27 April 2024 . The Canberra Times . Fairfax Media . Canberra, Australian Capital Territory . 2 . NewsBank.
  23. News: 8 September 2012 . The Canberra Times unveils new senior editorial team . subscription . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150207055144/http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/the-canberra-times-unveils-new-senior-editorial-team-20120907-25kbk.html . 7 February 2015 . 31 December 2014 . The Canberra Times . Fairfax Media . Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.
  24. News: 25 November 1979 . Geoff Pryor's book of cartoons on sale . 27 April 2024 . The Canberra Times . Canberra, Australian Capital Territory . 3 . National Library of Australia . 54 . 16,132.
  25. News: Wright . Jessica . 1 March 2008 . After a colourful 30 years, Pryor's stellar career draws to a close . The Canberra Times . Fairfax Media . Canberra, Australian Capital Territory . 2 . .
  26. News: Schafer . Gary . 13 June 2003 . Musa . Helen . Ink's the link as cartooning trio presses the point . live . https://archive.today/20240427054425/https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=AWGLNB&req_dat=3AB36969C29445C598BFB754B6281F39&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=document_id:news%252F148A80D4F730F7A0 . 27 April 2024 . 27 April 2024 . The Canberra Times . Rural Press . Canberra, Australian Capital Territory . 9 . NewsBank.

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