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''The Sydney Morning Herald'' (SMH) is a daily Broadsheet Newspaper published by Fairfax Media in Sydney , Australia . The newspaper's Sunday edition, '' The Sun-Herald '', is published in Tabloid format. Founded in 1831 as the ''Sydney Herald'', the SMH is the oldest continuously-published newspaper in the country. The ''Sydney Morning Herald'' is the second-highest circulation newspaper in Sydney, behind the tabloid '' Daily Telegraph ''. According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations as of March 2006, the ''Herald'' circulated 211,700 copies per weekday.1 The Saturday edition sells 365,500 copies. The editor is Alan Oakley . OVERVIEW ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' is considered to be Sydney's " Newspaper Of Record ". The paper is generally credited with high standards of journalism. The Saturday edition includes an in-depth features section called ''News Review'', and arts and entertainment guide ''Spectrum''. The SMH publishes a variety of supplements, including the magazines ''Good Weekend'' and ''the(sydney)magazine''; and the lift-outs ''The Guide'' (television), ''Good Living'' (lifestyle), ''Metro'' (entertainment) and ''Radar''. The lift-outs ''Domain'' (real estate), ''Drive'' (motoring) and ''MyCareer'' (employment) are co-branded with Fairfax Media's successful online classified advertising sites. Former editors include George Richards and Peter Luck . HISTORY Three employees of the now-defunct ''Sydney Gazette'', Alfred Stephens , Frederick Stokes and William McGarvie , founded the ''The Sydney Herald'' in 1831. The four-page weekly had a print run of 750. In 1840, the newspaper began to publish daily. In 1841, an Englishman named John Fairfax purchased the operation, renaming it ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' the following year. Fairfax, whose family were to control the newspaper for almost 150 years, based his editorial policies "upon principles of candour, honesty and honour. We have no wish to mislead; no interest to gratify by unsparing abuse or indiscriminate approbation." The SMH was late to the trend of printing news rather than just advertising on the front page, doing so from April 15 , 1944 . Of the country's metropolitan dailies, only '' The West Australian '' was later in making the switch. In 1949, the newspaper launched a Sunday edition, ''The Sunday Herald''. Four years later, this was merged with the newly-acquired ''Sun'' newspaper to create ''The Sun-Herald'', which continues to this day. One of the newspaper's best-loved features is ''Column 8''. The column, which was first published on January 11 , 1947 , publishes reports from readers of interesting observations, such as confusing signs or amusing trends. Column 8 takes its name from its former position in the eighth column of the front page. In 2000, to the consternation of some readers, the column was moved to the back page. In 1995, the company launched smh.com.au, the newspaper's web edition. The site has since grown to include interactive and multimedia features beyond the content in the print edition. Around the same time, the organisation moved to new offices at Darling Park and built a new printing press at Chullora , in the city's west. In 2000, the newspaper was radically redesigned. In 2007, the CEO of Fairfax Media, David Kirk announced that the ''Herald'' would be reducing its Broadsheet size as a cost-cutting measure and a reflection of more Classified Advertising moving to the internet. It is unclear whether staff will be affected by this change. http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/05/02/business/sxfair.php POLITICAL VIEWPOINT Historically, the SMH has been a conservative newspaper as evidenced by the fact that it did not endorse the Australian Labor Party at any election until 1984 , or state election until 2003. There have been claims of Left Wing bias since that time. . This view has been balanced by the inclusion of conservative columnists for the newspaper including Gerard Henderson , Miranda Devine and previously Padraic McGuinness . Federal Liberal Minister Tony Abbott also writes a column. The newspaper has in recent years attempted to spearhead political campaigns, including the "Campaign for Sydney" (planning and transport) and "Earth Hour" (environment). In a surprise move, the SMH declined to endorse a party at the , the ''Herald'' endorsed the Coalition (conservatives).3 NOTABLE CONTRIBUTORS BUSINESS See Also: Fairfax Media Fairfax went public in 1957 and grew to acquire interests in magazines, radio and television. The group collapsed spectacularly on December 11 , 1990 when Warwick Fairfax , great-great-grandson of John Fairfax, attempted to privatise the group by borrowing $1.8 billion. The group was bought by Conrad Black before being re-listed in 1992. In 2006, Fairfax announced a merger with Rural Press , which brought a Fairfax family member, John B. Fairfax , in as a significant player in the company. REFERENCES REFERENCES SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS |
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