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Line 1: {{Short description\|Daily newspaper in Canberra, Australia}} {{Use Australian English\|date=October 2013}} {{Use dmy dates\|date=October ~~2013~~2021}} {{Infobox newspaper \| name = The Canberra Times \| logo = ~~The~~Logo of the Canberra Times ~~logo~~.svg \| image = The-Canberra-Times-sample-p1.jpg \| caption = \| type = [[Daily newspaper]] \| format = [[Compact (newspaper)\|Compact]] \| owners = [[Australian Community Media]] \| publisher = \| editor = John-Paul Moloney \| chiefeditor = \| assoceditor = \| staff = \| foundation = {{Start date and age\|1926}} \| language = \| ceased publication = \| headquarters = 9121 ~~Pirie~~Marcus Clarke Street, [[~~Fyshwick~~Canberra City]], [[Australian Capital Territory\|ACT]] \| circulation = \| ISSN = \| oclc = 220340116 \| website = {{nowrap\|{{URL\|http://www.canberratimes.com.au/}}}} \| price = }} [[File:The Canberra Times and The Chronicle at Fyshwick.jpg\|thumb\|''The Canberra Times'' and ''The Chronicle'' headquarters at Fyshwick]] '''''The Canberra Times''''' is a [[Newspaper#Daily\|daily newspaper]] in [[Canberra]], [[Australia]], which is published by [[Australian Community Media]]. It was founded in 1926, ~~formerly~~and ~~part~~has ofchanged ~~[[Fairfax~~ownership ~~Media]]~~and format several times. ==History== ''The Canberra Times'' was launched in 1926 by [[Thomas Shakespeare (politician)\|Thomas Shakespeare]] along with his oldest son [[Arthur Shakespeare]] and two younger sons Christopher and James.<ref>{{cite news~~\|title=History~~ ~~of a paper anniversary~~\|~~newspaper~~last=~~The~~Waterford ~~Canberra Times\|publisher=Fairfax Media~~\|first=Jack~~\|last=Waterford~~ \|author-link=Jack Waterford \|date=3 March 2013 \|title=History of a paper anniversary \|url=http://www.canberratimes.com.au/federal-politics/history-of-a-paper-anniversary-20130302-2fd76.html \|~~archiveurl~~url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130917072242/http://www.canberratimes.com.au/federal-politics/history-of-a-paper-anniversary-20130302-2fd76.html \|~~archivedate~~archive-date=17 September 2013 \|access-date=27 April 2024 \|newspaper=The Canberra Times \|publisher=Fairfax Media \|location=Canberra, Australian Capital Territory}}</ref> The newspaper's headquarters were originally located in the [[Civic, Australian Capital Territory\|Civic]] retail precinct, in Cooyong Street and [[Mort Street]], in blocks bought by Thomas Shakespeare in the first sale of Canberra leases in 1924.<ref name="Clayton">{{cite news \|~~url~~last=~~http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article118186801~~Clayton \|first=C.J.~~\|last=Clayton~~ \|date=24 April 1987~~\|page=2~~ S\|title=Our first issue was in 1926 \|url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article118186801 \|access-date=27 April 2024 \|newspaper=The Canberra Times \|publisher=John Fairfax and Sons \|location=Canberra, Australian Capital Territory \|page=2 \|via=National Library of Australia \|volume=61 \|issue=18,630}}</ref> The newspaper's first issue was published on 3 September 1926.<ref name=Clayton/> It was the second paper to be printed in the city, the first being ''[[The Federal Capital Pioneer]]''.<ref>{{cite web\|title=ACT Heritage Library Newspaper Holdings\|url=http://www.library.act.gov.au/find/history/search/local_and_regional_newspapers\|publisher=Libraries ACT\|~~accessdate~~access-date=29 November 2013}}</ref><ref name=Pioneer>{{cite web\|title=Federal Capital Pioneer (Canberra, ACT : ~~1924 - 1926~~1924–1926)\|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-title69\|publisher=Trove\|~~accessdate~~access-date=29 November 2013}}</ref> Between September 1926 and February 1928, the newspaper was a weekly issue. The first daily issue was 28 February 1928.<ref name=Clayton/> In June 1956, ''The Canberra Times'' converted from broadsheet to tabloid format.<ref name="Kirkpatrick">{{citation\|url=https://www.nla.gov.au/anplan/heritage/1951-2005.html\|title=Press timeline: Select chronology of significant Australian press events to 2011\|first=Rod\|last=Kirkpatrick\|publisher=National Library of Australia\|archive-date=1 August 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150801053732/http://www.nla.gov.au/anplan/heritage/1951-2005.html}}</ref> Arthur Shakespeare sold the paper to [[Fairfax Media\|John Fairfax Ltd]] in 1964,<ref name="Clayton" /> on the condition that it continue to advocate for Canberra.<ref>{{cite news \|date=1 May 1964 \|title=National Newspaper in Canberra \|url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article104291113 \|accessdate=27 April 2024 \|newspaper=The Canberra Times \|publisher=John Fairfax Limited \|location=Canberra, Australian Capital Territory \|page=1 \|via=National Library of Australia \|volume=38 \|issue=10,836}}</ref> Soon after, in July 1964, the format was switched back to broadsheet and printing was moved to Fairfax's newly installed press in [[Fyshwick, Australian Capital Territory\|Fyshwick]].<ref name="Kirkpatrick" /> 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.<ref>{{cite news \|last=Salins \|first=Christine \|date=24 April 1987 \|title=Our move to Fyshwick \|url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article118186806 \|access-date=27 April 2024 \|newspaper=The Canberra Times \|publisher=John Fairfax and Sons \|location=Canberra, Australian Capital Territory \|page=1 \|via=National Library of Australia \|volume=61 \|issue=18,830}}</ref> In June 1956, ''The Canberra Times'' converted from broadsheet to tabloid format.<ref name=Kirkpatrick>{{citation\|url=https://www.nla.gov.au/anplan/heritage/1951-2005.html\|title=Press timeline: Select chronology of significant Australian press events to 2011\|first=Rod\|last=Kirkpatrick\|publisher=National Library of Australia\|archivedate=1 August 2015\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150801053732/http://www.nla.gov.au/anplan/heritage/1951-2005.html}}</ref> In 1988, the paper and the ''Federal Capital Press'' was sold to [[Kerry Packer]]'s [[Australian Consolidated Press]] for a total amount of [[Australian dollar\|$]]250 million,<ref> Arthur Shakespeare sold the paper to [[Fairfax Media\|John Fairfax Ltd]] in 1964,<ref name=Clayton/> on the condition that it continue to advocate for Canberra.{{citation needed\|date=December 2015}} Soon after, in July 1964, the format was switched back to broadsheet and printing was moved to Fairfax's newly installed press in [[Fyshwick, Australian Capital Territory\|Fyshwick]].<ref name=Kirkpatrick/> {{cite news \|last=Wright \|first=Tony \|date=12 January 1988 \|title=Sale of Federal Capital Press goes through \|url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article101969140 \|access-date=27 April 2024 \|newspaper=The Canberra Times \|publisher=Australian Consolidated Press \|location=Canberra, Australian Capital Territory \|page=1 \|via=National Library of Australia \|volume=62 \|issue=19,091}}</ref> which in turn sold it to [[Kerry Stokes]] in 1989 for a price greater than [[Australian dollar\|$]]65 million.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Wright \|first=Tony \|date=4 July 1989 \|title=Kerry Stokes buys The Canberra Times \|url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article122280503 \|access-date=27 April 2024 \|newspaper=The Canberra Times \|publisher=Federal Capital Press \|location=Canberra, Australian Capital Territory \|page=1 \|via=National Library of Australia \|volume=63 \|issue=19,627}}</ref> [[Rural Press\|Rural Press Limited]] bought the paper from Stokes in August 1998 for $160 million.<ref>{{cite news \|last=Schulze \|first=Jane \|date=25 August 1998 \|title=Rural Fairfax buys back into mainstream \|url=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%252F11BC023A44FBF488 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=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 \|archive-date=26 April 2024 \|access-date=27 April 2024 \|newspaper=The Age \|publisher=John Fairfax Holdings \|location=Melbourne \|page=5 \|via=[[NewsBank]]}}</ref> The ''Times'' rejoined the Fairfax stable in 2007 when Rural Press merged with Fairfax.<ref>{{Cite news \|date=10 May 2007 \|title=Rural Press, Fairfax officially merged \|url=https://www.smh.com.au/business/rural-press-fairfax-officially-merged-20070510-gdq3ov.html \|url-access=limited \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501074940/https://www.smh.com.au/business/rural-press-fairfax-officially-merged-20070510-gdq3ov.html \|archive-date=1 May 2019 \|access-date=27 April 2024 \|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald \|publisher=Fairfax Media \|location=Sydney \|language=en-AU}}</ref> The paper first went [[online]] on 31 March 1997.{{citation needed\|date=December 2015}} In 2008, ''The Canberra Times'' printed a formal apology<ref>{{cite news \|date=13 September 2008 \|title=Apology to Daniel Pipes \|url=https://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/apology-to-daniel-pipes/1275090.aspx \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080917140225/http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/apology-to-daniel-pipes/1275090.aspx \|archive-date=17 September 2008 \|access-date=27 April 2024 \|newspaper=The Canberra Times \|publisher=Fairfax Media \|location=Canberra, Australian Capital Territory}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{cite news \|last=Yusuf \|first=Irfan \|author-link=Irfan Yusuf \|date=18 August 2008 \|title=Justice the remedy required to help Bosnia heal \|url=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 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=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 \|archive-date=27 April 2024 \|access-date=27 April 2024 \|newspaper=The Canberra Times \|publisher=Fairfax Media \|location=Canberra, Australian Capital Territory \|page=15 \|via=[[NewsBank]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite press release \|title=Irfan Yusuf Apologizes to Daniel Pipes \|date=17 September 2008 \|publisher=Middle East Forum \|location=Philadelphia \|url=http://www.meforum.org/press/1983 \|access-date=27 April 2024 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080919092701/http://www.meforum.org/press/1983 \|archive-date=19 September 2008}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article118186806\|title=Our move to Fyshwick\|page=1 S\|newspaper=The Canberra Times\|date=24 April 1987}}</ref> On 17 October 2008, ''The Canberra Times'' was distributed with a sticker advertising the [[Australian Capital Territory\|ACT]] [[Australian Labor Party\|Labor Party]] on the front page. Complaints about the sticker prompted the general manager, Ken Nichols, to issue an explanation.<ref>[{{cite news \|last=Nichols \|first=Ken \|date=17 October 2008 \|title=Sticker ads separate to editorial content \|url=http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/sticker-ads-separate-to-editorial-content/1336079.aspx ~~"Sticker~~\|url-status=dead ~~ads separate to editorial content"]. ''The Canberra Times'', 17 October 2008. {{Webarchive~~\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081017151719/http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/sticker-ads-separate-to-editorial-content/1336079.aspx \|archive-date=17 October 2008 \|access-date=27 April 2024 \|newspaper=The Canberra Times \|publisher=Fairfax Media \|location=Canberra, Australian Capital Territory}}</ref>▼ The paper was later sold to [[Publishing and Broadcasting Limited]],{{when\|date=December 2015}} which in turn sold it to [[Kerry Stokes]] in 1989 for [[Australian dollar\|$]]110 million.{{citation needed\|date=December 2015}} [[Rural Press\|Rural Press Limited]] bought the paper from Stokes in 1998 for $160 million.{{citation needed\|date=December 2015}} The ''Times'' rejoined the Fairfax stable in 2007 when Rural Press merged with Fairfax. The paper first went [[online]] on 31 March 1997.{{citation needed\|date=December 2015}} 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.<ref>{{cite news \|last=Dyett \|first=Kathleen \|date=16 October 2013 \|title=Restructure at The Canberra Times newspaper \|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-10-16/restructure-at-the-canberra-times-newspaper/5026304 \|~~archiveurl~~url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150319080803/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-10-16/restructure-at-the-canberra-times-newspaper/5026304 \|~~archivedate~~archive-date=19 March 2015 \|access-date=1622 October 2013~~\|first=Kathleen\|last=Dyett\|title=Restructure at The Canberra~~ ~~Times newspaper~~\|~~publisher~~work=ABC News \|~~accessdate~~publisher=22Australian ~~October~~Broadcasting ~~2013~~Corporation}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last=Jackson \|first=Sally \|date=16 October 2013 \|title=Canberra Times no longer a metro \|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/media/canberra-times-no-longer-a-metro/story-e6frg996-1226741029934 \|~~title~~url-status=~~Canberra Times~~live \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131022041009/http://www.theaustralian.com.au/media/canberra-times-no -longer -a -metro/story-e6frg996-1226741029934 \|~~newspaper=The Australian\|last=Jackson\|first=Sally\|~~archive-date=1622 October 2013 \|~~accessdate~~access-date=22 October 2013 \|newspaper=The Australian \|publisher=News Corp Australia \|location=Sydney}}</ref> 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.<ref name="New editor">{{cite news \|date=6 November 2015 \|title=New editor and deputy editor announced for The Canberra Times as audience grows \|url=http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/new-editor-and-deputy-editor-announced-for-the-canberra-times-as-audience-grows-20151106-gksx28.html~~\|title=New~~ ~~editor and deputy editor announced for The Canberra Times as audience grows~~\|~~date~~url-status=6live ~~November 2015~~\|~~archiveurl~~archive-url=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 \|~~archivedate~~archive-date=9 March 2016 \|~~publisher~~access-date=~~Fairfax~~27 April 2024 ~~Media~~\|newspaper=The Canberra Times \|publisher=Fairfax Media \|location=Canberra, Australian Capital Territory \|page=2 \|id={{ProQuest\|1731419078}}}}</ref>▼ In 2008, ''The Canberra Times'' printed a formal apology<ref>[http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/apology-to-daniel-pipes/1275090.aspx "Apology to Daniel Pipes"] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080917140225/http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/apology-to-daniel-pipes/1275090.aspx \|date=17 September 2008 }}. ''Canberra Times'', 13 September 2008</ref> 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]].<ref>Irfan Yusuf, "Justice the remedy required to help Bosnia heal", ''The Canberra Times'', 18 August 2008</ref><ref>[http://www.meforum.org/press/1983 Irfan Yusuf Apologizes to Daniel Pipes], Middle East Forum, 17 September 2008</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news \|date=31 March 2016 \|title=Canberra Times to shed jobs in move to new format \|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-03-31/canberra-times-to-shed-jobs-as-it-moves-to-new-format/7289376 \|~~archiveurl~~url-status=live \|archive-url=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 \|~~archivedate~~archive-date=2 April 2016 \|access-date=3127 ~~March~~April 2024 ~~2016~~\|~~title~~work=~~Canberra~~ABC ~~Times~~News ~~to shed jobs in move to new format~~\|publisher=Australian Broadcasting ~~Commission~~Corporation}}</ref> Fairfax Media also announced they would be cutting 12 jobs from the newspaper's staff.<ref>{{cite news \|~~url~~last=~~https://mumbrella.com.au/canberra-times-fairfax-media-compact-356717~~Ward \|first=Miranda \|date=31 March 2016 \|title=Canberra Times goes compact; Fairfax Media to cut 12 full-time editorial positions across ACT \|~~first~~url=~~Miranda\|last=Ward\|date=31 March~~https://mumbrella.com.au/canberra-times-fairfax-media-compact-356717 ~~2016~~\|~~website~~url-status=~~Mumbrella\|accessdate=14~~live ~~January 2017~~\|~~deadurl=no\|archiveurl~~archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403032412/http://mumbrella.com.au/canberra-times-fairfax-media-compact-356717 \|~~archivedate~~archive-date=3 April 2016 \|access-date=14 January 2017 \|website=Mumbrella}}</ref>▼ ▲On 17 October 2008, ''The Canberra Times'' was distributed with a sticker advertising the [[Australian Capital Territory\|ACT]] [[Australian Labor Party\|Labor Party]] on the front page. Complaints about the sticker prompted the general manager, Ken Nichols, to issue an explanation.<ref>[http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/sticker-ads-separate-to-editorial-content/1336079.aspx "Sticker ads separate to editorial content"]. ''The Canberra Times'', 17 October 2008. {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081017151719/http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/sticker-ads-separate-to-editorial-content/1336079.aspx \|date=17 October 2008 }}</ref> In September 2021, ''The Canberra Times'' moved from its [[Fyshwick, Australian Capital Territory\|Fyshwick]] headquarters to an office building on Marcus Clarke Street in [[Canberra City\|Civic]].<ref>{{cite news \|date=3 September 2021 \|title=The Canberra Times is relocating from Fyshwick back to the city centre \|url=https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/7414679/city-homecoming-for-the-canberra-times/ \|url-access=subscription \|access-date=27 December 2022 \|newspaper=The Canberra Times \|publisher=Australian Community Media \|location=Canberra, Australian Capital Territory \|id={{ProQuest\|2568691304}}}}</ref> ▲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.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-10-16/restructure-at-the-canberra-times-newspaper/5026304\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150319080803/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-10-16/restructure-at-the-canberra-times-newspaper/5026304\|archivedate=19 March 2015\|date=16 October 2013\|first=Kathleen\|last=Dyett\|title=Restructure at The Canberra Times newspaper\|publisher=ABC News\|accessdate=22 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/media/canberra-times-no-longer-a-metro/story-e6frg996-1226741029934\|title=Canberra Times no longer a metro \|newspaper=The Australian\|last=Jackson\|first=Sally\|date=16 October 2013\|accessdate=22 October 2013\|publisher=News Corp Australia}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/new-editor-and-deputy-editor-announced-for-the-canberra-times-as-audience-grows-20151106-gksx28.html\|title=New editor and deputy editor announced for The Canberra Times as audience grows\|date=6 November 2015\|archiveurl=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\|archivedate=9 March 2016 \|publisher=Fairfax Media\|newspaper=The Canberra Times}}</ref> ==Content== ▲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.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-03-31/canberra-times-to-shed-jobs-as-it-moves-to-new-format/7289376\|archiveurl=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\|archivedate=2 April 2016\|date=31 March 2016\|title=Canberra Times to shed jobs in move to new format\|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Commission}}</ref> Fairfax Media also announced they would be cutting 12 jobs from the newspaper's staff.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://mumbrella.com.au/canberra-times-fairfax-media-compact-356717\|title=Canberra Times goes compact; Fairfax Media to cut 12 full-time editorial positions across ACT\|first=Miranda\|last=Ward\|date=31 March 2016\|website=Mumbrella\|accessdate=14 January 2017\|deadurl=no\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403032412/http://mumbrella.com.au/canberra-times-fairfax-media-compact-356717\|archivedate=3 April 2016}}</ref> ===''The Guide''=== ''The Guide'' was launched in July 1988, as a television and radio guide.<ref>{{cite news \|date=11 July 1988 \|title=THE GUIDE \|url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article102031832 \|access-date=27 April 2024 \|newspaper=The Canberra Times \|publisher=John Fairfax and Sons \|location=Canberra, Australian Capital Territory \|page=21 \|via=National Library of Australia \|volume=62 \|issue=19,271}}</ref> ==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, ~~who~~formerly of the ''[[Newcastle Herald]]''.<ref>{{Cite news \|date=3 February 2009 \|title=New editor \|url=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%252F148A3B94D6EB2448 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=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 \|archive-date=27 April 2024 \|access-date=27 April 2024 \|newspaper=The Canberra Times \|publisher=Fairfax Media \|location=Canberra, Australian Capital Territory \|page=2 \|via=[[NewsBank]]}}</ref> He announced the formation of a new senior editorial team in 2012.<ref>[{{cite news \|date=8 September 2012 \|title=The Canberra Times unveils new senior editorial team \|url=http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/the-canberra-times-unveils-new-senior-editorial-team-20120907-25kbk.html ~~The~~\|url-access=subscription ~~Canberra Times~~\|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150207055144/http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/the-canberra-times-unveils -new -senior -editorial -team],-20120907-25kbk.html ''\|archive-date=7 February 2015 \|access-date=31 December 2014 \|newspaper=The Canberra Times'' \|publisher=Fairfax Media \|location=Canberra, 8Australian ~~September~~Capital ~~2012.~~Territory}}</ref> ~~Accessed~~{{As 31of\|2015\|since=y}}, ~~December~~the ~~2014~~managing editor is John-Paul Moloney.</ref name="New editor" /> Editorial cartoonists have included [[Geoff Pryor]],<ref>{{cite news \|date=25 November 1979 \|title=Geoff Pryor's book of cartoons on sale \|url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110969754 \|access-date=27 April 2024 \|newspaper=The Canberra Times \|location=Canberra, Australian Capital Territory \|page=3 \|via=National Library of Australia \|volume=54 \|issue=16,132}}</ref> [[David Pope (cartoonist)\|David Pope]]<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Wright \|first=Jessica \|date=1 March 2008 \|title=After a colourful 30 years, Pryor's stellar career draws to a close \|newspaper=The Canberra Times \|publisher=Fairfax Media \|location=Canberra, Australian Capital Territory \|page=2 \|id={{ProQuest\|1020376292}}}}</ref> and [[Pat Campbell (cartoonist)\|Pat Campbell]].<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Schafer \|first=Gary \|date=13 June 2003 \|editor-last=Musa \|editor-first=Helen \|title=Ink's the link as cartooning trio presses the point \|url=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%252F148A80D4F730F7A0 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=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 \|archive-date=27 April 2024 \|access-date=27 April 2024 \|newspaper=The Canberra Times \|publisher=Rural Press \|location=Canberra, Australian Capital Territory \|page=9 \|via=[[NewsBank]]}}</ref> ~~Editorial cartoonists have included [[Geoff Pryor]], [[David Pope (cartoonist)\|David Pope]] and [[Pat Campbell (cartoonist)\|Pat Campbell]].~~ ==See also== Line 61 ⟶ 64: ==External links== * [{{official website\|http://www.canberratimes.com.au/ ~~''The Canberra Times'']~~}} * {{trove newspaper\|11\|The Canberra Times\|ACT : ~~1926 - 1995~~1926–1995}} {{Australian Community Media}} Line 68 ⟶ 71: {{coord\|35\|19\|29\|S\|149\|10\|12\|E\|type:landmark_region:AU\|display=title}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Canberra Times, The}} [[Category:Newspapers published in Australian Capital Territory]] [[Category:~~Media~~Mass media in Canberra]] [[Category:~~Publications~~Newspapers established in 1926]] [[Category:1926 establishments in Australia]] [[Category:Fairfax Media]]