The Sydney Morning Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald is a major Australian broadsheet newspaper published daily in Australia's oldest and most populous city, Sydney. It is also the oldest Australian newspaper, having been continuously published since 1831. Since then, over 51,000 editions have been produced.

Overview

The Sydney Morning Herald is recorded as being read by a stronger representation of the so-called, "AB demographic"", (which is thought to measure education, income and occupation) than its main competitor, the only other major daily newspaper in Sydney, the Murdoch-owned The Daily Telegraph.

Related Topics:
AB demographic - Murdoch-owned - The Daily Telegraph

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Although more journalistly responsible than the The Daily Telegraph, several of the paper's leading journalists, particularly Miranda Devine and Gerard Henderson are well known for their so-called "conservative" (right-wing) views and in previous times the Herald was noted for its conservatism.

Related Topics:
Miranda Devine - Gerard Henderson

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Its circulation is smaller than the Telegraph; according to circulation data published in the first half of 2004, the Herald sells about 221,000 copies per day compared to around 409,000 copies of the Telegraph. The Saturday editions of both papers are more closely matched. The Herald sells 375,000 copies to the Telegraph's 345,000. The Saturday edition of the Herald carries a massive classified section - a popular selling point and a powerful source of cash revenue for the company. In the coverage of Fairfax's business affairs, this revenue has often been referred to as "rivers of gold". Like The Age, the demographics of its readers are more attractive to many advertisers than its tabloid competitor.

Related Topics:
2004 - The Age

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The Sydney Morning Herald publishes a number of daily sections, as large-format magazines, some of which have been part of the newspaper's infrastructure for more than two decades. They currently include a motoring section, Drive, a food and lifestyle section, Good Living, a property section, Domain, and a television section, The Guide. It also produces two colour magazines, the weekly Good Weekend, and the monthly the(sydney)magazine.

Related Topics:
Currently - Drive - Good Living - Domain - The Guide - Good Weekend - The(sydney)magazine

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The cryptic crossword in the Sydney Morning Herald is popular. Column 8 is another long-running institution.

Related Topics:
Cryptic crossword - Column 8

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The Herald is a broadsheet, meaning that each page is approximately A2 in size. Tabloid newspapers, such as its competitor The Daily Telegraph are considerably smaller, with each page having a size of approximately A3.

Related Topics:
Broadsheet - A2 - Tabloid - The Daily Telegraph

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Since the advent of the Internet, the Herald has developed an comprehensive online presence with all major news stories available for online viewing and retained online for some time.

Related Topics:
Internet - Online

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