How a cast of business moguls shaped Sydney

How a cast of business moguls shaped Sydney

Stories of businesspeople bold,colourful,generous and ruthless have appeared in The Sydney Morning Herald for 190 years. They’re moguls who would shape the city’s history and,indeed,the history of the Herald itself.

  • byAnne Hyland

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The fierce spirit of independence that has shaped the Herald’s evolution

The fierce spirit of independence that has shaped the Herald’s evolution

At a time when being a centrist can seem unfashionable,this masthead firmly believes its readers are capable of making up their own minds.

  • byJames Chessell
‘Candour,honesty and honour’:The Herald’s founding pledge is still true today

‘Candour,honesty and honour’:The Herald’s founding pledge is still true today

On this,the Herald’s 190th birthday,we reaffirm the newspaper’s founding pledge wholeheartedly. After all,this pact with our readers has stood the test of time.

  • byLisa Davies
Australia needs more media diversity – and there are ways to achieve it
Opinion
Publishing

Australia needs more media diversity – and there are ways to achieve it

Media ownership in Australia resides in too few hands and that is unhealthy for any democracy.

  • byBruce Guthrie
Sandstone snakepit:New Sydney uni boss faces academics’ ire
Analysis
University

Sandstone snakepit:New Sydney uni boss faces academics’ ire

Former ABC managing director Mark Scott will have to navigate the “thinly disguised prejudice between academics and non-academic staff” when he becomes vice-chancellor.

  • byJordan Baker
From the Archives,1971:Fire destroys Herald paper store

From the Archives,1971:Fire destroys Herald paper store

50 years ago,the skies above Blackwattle Bay glowed red as a spectacular fire destroyed a newsprint store belonging to the publishers of the Sydney Morning Herald.

  • byStaff reporter
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‘So you want to start a newspaper in the middle of a pandemic?’

‘So you want to start a newspaper in the middle of a pandemic?’

What’s a former professional tennis player turned US-based financier to do when he gets stuck in his rural South Australian home town during a pandemic? Start the presses rolling,of course.

  • byTim Elliott
How a German media company brought Australia’s greatest magazine empire to its knees

How a German media company brought Australia’s greatest magazine empire to its knees

For decades,the ACP magazine empire soared as it helped teach Australians to cook,dress,talk royalty,flirt and supercharge our sex lives. Then came the internet,new owners – and a startling freefall.

  • byTim Elliott
The Sydney Morning Herald reaches 8 million readers in bushfire crisis

The Sydney Morning Herald reaches 8 million readers in bushfire crisis

The Sydney Morning Herald ended 2019 as the nation's most-read title,with more than 8 million digital and print readers.

Nine rebrands Macquarie radio

Nine rebrands Macquarie radio

The move is designed to focus attention on consumer-facing brands such as 2GB and 3AW,Nine said.

  • byZoe Samios
Is Stuff stuffed? New Zealand's media turmoil

Is Stuff stuffed? New Zealand's media turmoil

Nine Entertainment Co has had its share of successes in 2019. But for the media company's New Zealand news publisher Stuff the outlook is far from rosy.

  • byJennifer Duke