About Newspapers

Roles and Responsibilities

It takes many people with a variety of skills and qualifications to produce a newspaper, from cartoonists to cadets, administrators to advertisers.


Learn more about the leaders at Fairfax Media (pdf)
Learn more about the different roles and responsibilities at The Herald (pdf)

A career in Journalism

Do you have the skills and qualities to become a successful journalist?

Learn about what it takes (pdf)
Interview with Jacquelin Magnay, Sports Reporter (pdf)
Interview with Kimberley Porteous, Multimedia Editor (pdf)
Interview with John Shakespeare, Illustrator & Political Cartoonist (pdf)
Interview with Louise Hall, Health Reporter (pdf)
Interview with Harriet Veitch, Obituary Writer (pdf)
Interview with Malcolm Brown, Senior Writer (pdf)
Interview with Kerry-Anne Walsh, Federal Political Correspondent The Sun-Herald (pdf)
Interview with Connie Levett, Senior Writer (pdf)
Interview with Jeff Allan, Graphic Design, Business Development Unit (pdf)

Photography in the Herald

Photography plays an important role in The Sydney Morning Herald.  Find out what it takes to be a Herald photographer.

Communication without words

The photos of the decade

The best photos of 2009

Newspaper terminology

Do you know the difference between a dinkus and a dummy?

Learn about the terminology used in the newspaper business (pdf)

Reuse & Recycle

Finished reading your Herald? Want to know what to do with it now?

136 ideas for using your newspaper once you have read it 

Recycling: Facts and Figures

Associated Links

  Fairfax Media
  Publishers National Environment Bureau