Saving news that matters

The media’s woes are many. Digital disruption, lack of a sustainable business model and paying customers, the rise of social platforms and lack of trust in media. What’s next?…

Lifting the lid on the good, the bad and everything in between

Explaining the importance of good journalism in a keynote address to 900 powerbrokers at a Chief Executive Women event was a challenge almost equal to being Editor of The Sydney Morning Herald

The media, Phillip Adams and me

I’ve had several professional encounters with Phillip Adams, but this was the first on-air interview…

Life and death as a first female Editor

It’s like Ginger Rogers’ famous line about doing everything Fred Astaire did but backwards, and in heels…