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The Sydney Morning Herald (SMH) is a daily compact newspaper published in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, and owned by Nine Publishing. Founded in 1831 as the Sydney Herald, the Herald is the oldest continuously published newspaper in Australia and "the most widely-read masthead in the country". The newspaper is published in compact print form from Monday to Saturday as The Sydney Morning Herald and on Sunday as its sister newspaper, The Sun-Herald and digitally as an online site and app, seven days a week.

In 1831 three employees of the now-defunct Sydney Gazette, Ward Stephens, Frederick Stokes and William McGarvie, founded The Sydney Herald. In 1931 a Centenary Supplement (since digitised) was published. The original 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."

During the 1890s Donald Murray, who invented a predecessor of the teleprinter, worked there.

The SMH was late to the trend of printing news rather than just advertising on the front page, doing so from 15 April 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.

By the mid-1960s a new competitor had appeared in Rupert Murdoch's national daily The Australian, which was first published on 15 July 1964.

In 1995, the company launched the newspaper's web edition smh.com.au. 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 from Jones Street to new offices at Darling Park and built a new printing press at Chullora, in the city's west. The SMH later moved with other Sydney Fairfax divisions to a building at Darling Island.

In May 2007, Fairfax Media announced it would be moving from a broadsheet format to the smaller compact or tabloid-size, in the footsteps of The Times, for both The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. Fairfax Media dumped these plans later in the year. However, in June 2012, Fairfax Media again announced it planned to shift both broadsheet newspapers to tabloid size, in March 2013. Fairfax also announced it would erect paywalls around the papers' websites. The subscription type is to be a freemium model, limiting readers to a number of free stories per month, with a payment required for further access. The announcement was part of an overall "digital first" strategy of increasingly digital or on-line content over printed delivery, to "increase sharing of editorial content", and to assist the management's wish for "full integration of its online, print and mobile platforms".

In July 2013 it was announced that the SMH 's news director, Darren Goodsir, would become Editor-in-Chief, replacing Sean Aylmer.

On 22 February 2014, the final Saturday edition was produced in broadsheet format with this too converted to compact format on 1 March 2014, ahead of the decommissioning of the printing plant at Chullora in June 2014.

Daily Sections:
EGN
This section is the most sought after advertising environment in The Sydney Morning Herald. Within this area, we incorporate the daily highlights of all national and international news and events. World class journalists critically analyse news as it happens, both locally and overseas. This section incorporates News Features, World News, Insight, Opinion and Comment, Letters, Metropolitan, Spike and the Ten Minute Herald.

Business
Authoritative, informative and timely, Business is a daily must read for business decision-makers, with a mix of news and commentary from some of Australia's most credible business writers, regular columns on marketing and small business, profiles on the movers and shakers about town, views from behind boardroom doors and comprehensive share price information.

Sport
Sport consistently delivers up to the minute, comprehensive coverage of every sporting code ranging from rugby league, rugby union, cricket, racing, basketball through to tennis and motor racing - all accompanied by award winning commentary and spectacular photography. Readers rely on Sport for unbiased reporting from a team of sports journalists acknowledged as the finest in Australia.

Metropolitan
Metropolitan examines, previews and reviews what's happening in film, theatre, music, dance and the visual arts. Whether traditional or avant-garde, Metallica or Mahler, on the streets or in the Opera House, it's in Metropolitan. Its strong team of respected reviewers ensures Metropolitan is consistently well read by Sydney's most influential and affluent people.

Stay in Touch
This feature provides readers with a back page summary of the daily news and the latest major stories including the ever popular Column 8. Stay in Touch makes it easier for those who sometimes feel they don't have enough time to devote to reading a quality newspaper and is essentially aimed at commuters.

Spike
Spike is The Sydney Morning Herald's 'news with a twist'. A brief and irreverent look at the things which made the news and a glimpse at some of the stranger things which didn't, Spike sits alongside Stay in Touch.

Sydney Morning Herald Classifieds
Every day, our readers open up to the freshest daily Classifieds sections, including Real Estate, Employment and Motoring, as well as Entertainment and Trader - it's the source for Sydneysiders who are looking to do business. Can you afford not to be in the Sydney Morning Herald Classifieds?

Weekly Sections:
The Guide (Monday)
The Guide stands alone as THE source for news, trends and informed advice on the best in radio, television and home entertainment. Written by people who love television and radio, The Guide is a bold, critical and independent tabloid-sized liftout and is one of the most popular sections of The Herald.

Good Living (Tuesday)
Good Living is Australia’s pre-eminent weekly food, wine and lifestyle section. Our renowned team of expert writers cover a broad range of issues each week from must-read reviews, regular feature stories and columns. The lively, intelligent editorial keeps readers up to date with what’s happening in food, wine, fashion and beauty.

Next (Tuesday)
These days, it’s not just IT people who need to understand technology. Both business and technology managers need the right information for decision-making. That's why Next provides all the IT news and information they need, expressed in a language that everyone can understand. Next features weekly business case studies, indepth news coverage and IT job listings. Next acknowledges that business demands a return on investment and the importance that is placed on IT purchasing decisions.

Enterprise (Tuesday)
The tabloid guide to running a small business. Enterprise, published every two months, has been revitalised as a stronger, more potent resource for the owners and operators of small and medium sized businesses. Fresher looking and even more authoritative editorially, the new Enterprise offers sharp, practical advice to help owners run better, more efficient businesses. The Sydney Morning Herald's business writers present news and tips on vital business issues such as finance, risk management, insurance, taxation, information technology and staffing, with case studies of small to medium enterprises that have put theory into practice.

Radar (Wednesday)
Radar is much more than a career section. It's a smart, urban, vibrant and irreverent must-read for 20-35 year olds, incorporating Sydney's leading employment classifieds (My Career). Radar comprises three sections:
My World - examines the things that buzz past your head during the weekdays
My Life - provides practical DIY solutions to everyday questions
My Career - offers inside tips and advice on forging ahead (or not) in our chosen occupations.
Radar is about choice, about information we can use, and new ways of seeing the world and each other.

Money (Wednesday)
Credible, accessible, informative. From the conventional (managed funds, shares, property) to the inspired (antiques, art and collectables), Money is the small investor's guide to personal finances. It delivers independent, authoritative analysis of investment opportunities and products to busy people who want their information in an easy to read, succinct and practical form.

the(sydney)magazine (Wednesday)
A quality, large-format glossy monthly magazine that makes sense of Sydney: its life and its people, its issues and its places. Aimed at urban, style-conscious, smart sophisticated Sydneysiders who want to know what makes their city tick: the people, places, events, trends, ideas. Includes features, stories and columns by Sydney's best writers backed up by strong photography, illustration and design. Inserted into The Sydney Morning Herald (metro coverage) and NSW regional subscriber copies on the last Wednesday of every month.

Domain (Thursday)
Selling Your Home? Interested in Property? Who in Sydney isn't? Domain Thursday now caters to every Sydneysider's obsession with property as well as design. As The Sydney Morning Herald's complete property and home guide, Domain Thursday's content spans everything from finding a property to buying it, designing it, redecorating it, then reselling it. Domain offers the latest design news, the hottest stores, the best sales, gardening trends and ideas and developments in building and renovation. With an editorial team committed to presenting the very best of design and the latest property news, Domain is essential reading for anyone interested in enhancing their home lives.

Health & Science (Thursday)
Health & Science provides a comprehensive round-up of breaking Australian and International health and science news. Each week, our team of respected health and science writers will report on new research and how it will impact on the treatment of diseases as well as focusing on issues such as drug development and ethics. The Health & Science section also incorporates Sydney's biggest weekly health classifieds, providing an opportunity to showcase positions available in the hospital, medical, science and pharmaceutical fields.

Drive (Friday)
Drive is a motoring section anyone can read. It is not exclusive to car buffs. There are more than five million vehicles registered in NSW and, while most owners are not car enthusiasts, cars affect our lives every day. This is why The Sydney Morning Herald formed a team of expert writers to cover not just cars, but their impact on the community, the hip pocket and to document the changing trends.

Metro (Friday)
Friday Metro is Sydney's ultimate liftout guide to the week in entertainment. There's in-depth coverage of the latest in film, stage, art exhibitions and cultural events. Metro features the best of music including an up to the minute Clubbing & Gig Guide, CD reviews, music listings and the latest on the club scene.

The Form (Friday)
Written by well-respected racing personalities, The Form offers insightful commentary plus all the hot betting tips for the coming week. With racing information from Sydney and around the world, turf talk and race listings for the horseracing, greyhounds and trotters from New South Wales and interstate, The Form is the punters bible.

Drive (Saturday)
Saturday Drive provides the largest variety of new or used motor vehicles for sale in and around Sydney. The largest motoring section in a Sydney metropolitan newspaper, Saturday Drive is indispensable for people looking to purchase a new or used car. Read by both buyers and sellers, it consistently delivers the latest motoring news.

My Career (Saturday)
Every Saturday, My Career lists the largest selection of job opportunities in NSW. The section is highly valued by readers, providing a wealth of information on current job opportunities, market income levels and job movements in specialised industries.

Domain (Saturday)
Domain is the complete property guide, targeted at readers specifically hunting for property, those looking to sell and others simply window shopping. Housing prices, auction tips, home financing and property reviews are a regular feature. Domain reaches readers on a Saturday when they're relaxed and focused on their property goals.

Domain Prestige (Saturday)
Every Saturday, The Sydney Morning Herald publishes a prestige property liftout in the centre of Saturday Domain. In full colour, this liftout focuses on the latest trends within the prestige property market. Domain Prestige offers a unique opportunity to showcase exclusive property or services to quality readers interested in buying and selling prestige property, within a quality editorial environment.

48 Hours (Saturday)
Life and Culture... 48 Hour's mix of entertainment and leisure stories is the perfect primer for getting the most from a Sydney weekend. Covering the latest in food, fashion, home and shopping trends. Columns include Tried & Tested (reviewing relaxation, beauty & lifestyle treatments), How do I Look? and simple produce-driven recipes. The Culture turns its attention to the best in film, music, visual arts & television, bringing you profiles of entertainment's biggest names, and the most comprehensive reviews of new releases, whilst Weekend Planner keeps you informed of the best the weekend has to offer.

Spectrum (Saturday)
Spectrum is The Sydney Morning Herald's cultural nerve centre. A place to find inspiration, Spectrum is where people turn to for the latest in books, fascinating people and ideas. Every Saturday it presents the latest critical thinking on a broad range of topics from science and medicine to philosophy, pop culture, morality and ethics, and the human condition.

Icon - digital living (Saturday)
Icon explains the Internet and technology in a way that we can all understand. It demystifies, educates and entertains. As well as being an essential guide for the Internet, Icon test drives new products for the home and small office, and reviews the latest in infotainment, games and new hardware and software and gives useful tips on how to get the most out of them.

Travel (Saturday)
Travel plants seeds in the minds of busy people when they're most vulnerable - on the weekend. Holiday makers and business people turn to Travel for information, advice, entertainment and bargains. City guides, reviews of hotels, B&Bs; and resorts, travel advice, travel shows, new trips and special fares are all regular features.

News Review (Saturday)
Credible, thoughtful, intelligent - News Review provides incisive commentary on key news and events. This informative section delivers thought provoking analysis of the weeks events and puts a spin on the news, dissecting the arguments and defining the issues. Stylishly presented and committed to quality journalism, News Review is a refreshing weekend read. Fast becoming one of Saturday's most popular sections, News Review attracts a broadly based readership and consistently delivers discerning and involved readers, with the ability and desire to purchase across a wide range of products and services.

Business & Money (Saturday)
Authoritative, informative, relevant - Business & Money is The Sydney Morning Herald's weekend guide to corporate and personal finance. A comprehensive read, Business & Money combines up-to-date corporate news with consumer information and advice. With commentary from some of Australia's most credible and dedicated business journalists, this popular section delivers the most current information and analysis of the marketplace in Sydney and beyond. It is the ideal environment for advertising business products, financial services, business technology and investment opportunities.

Good Weekend (Saturday)
Good Weekend is Australia's most successful newspaper inserted magazine and the country's highest read upscale newspaper insert. Good Weekend provides advertisers with a contemporary design, memorable photography, outstanding quality of journalism and a highly exclusive audience. A must read for almost 2 million consumers in Australia's two major capital cities, every week Good Weekend provides advertisers with Australia's leading magazine vehicle for reaching AB readers. Every Saturday, Good Weekend offers a mix of intriguing profiles, general interest features and lively coverage of issues of the day, complemented by expert columns on food, gardening, fashion, humour and property.

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The Sun-Herald is an Australian newspaper published in tabloid or compact format on Sundays in Sydney by Nine Publishing. It is the Sunday counterpart of The Sydney Morning Herald. As of September 2020, The Sun-Herald has a circulation of 564,434.

Its predecessor the broadsheet Sunday Herald was published in the years 1949–1953. In 1953, what was then Fairfax Media bought The Sun, an afternoon paper, and merged its Sunday edition with the Sunday Herald to become the tabloid Sun-Herald.

The Brisbane edition of the Sun-Herald has content from the Brisbane Times.

Sunday newspaper reading is a totally different experience from the working week or Saturdays. Sunday readers are seeking a more comfortable experience where they are able to truly relax with their own paper. We let our readers shape their Sun-Herald to their own interests and tastes by pulling out interesting and entertaining content and features and advice, and sharing it with family and friends.

The Sun-Herald is a multi-dimensional product in print which attracts an extremely loyal following from both corporate and consumer market sectors. The sections are designed to satisfy every mood and need of Sydney consumers, providing current news and information across business, lifestyle, sporting and trading categories.

Sections:
Investor
Smart, practical and easy to read - Investor is the ideal weekly guide to making and saving money. Written for the professional and the enthusiastic personal investor, this entertaining and informative liftout covers everything from what shares to buy (and which ones to avoid) to advice on superannuation, managed funds, banking and mortgage rates. Regular columns offer advice on women's finance issues, personal investment advice, charts that show stock trends and the diary of a sharemarket professional.

Sport
Great writing, breaking news and spectacular photography are the elements that make Sport one of the most popular sections of the paper. Sport expertly covers all sporting arenas from three football codes to cricket, soccer, horse racing and motor racing. Sun-Herald Sport is ideally located as the second entry point of the paper - it's where many people (especially males) turn to after they read the front page.

Travel
The Sun-Herald Travel section appears as a colour liftout every Sunday and provides a comprehensive guide to Australia's multi billion dollar tourism industry. It includes travel deals, tips, airfares, destinations and a weekly special featuring Australia's best tourist areas and new and exciting overseas destinations.

S
The Sun-Herald's social and entertainment section. From arts and entertainment to style and shopping, S has the news, reviews and interviews to keep you up to date with what's happening in Sydney. Who's doing what in the world of entertainment? From movies to music, the stars are all in S. Sydney's leading commentators put readers in the midst of Sydney's social whirl. Respected critics have Sydney's art scene covered.

Sunday Domain
On Sunday readers enjoy using their leisure time to peruse The Sun-Herald Domain. It's packed with the lifestyle tips, the latest residential property news and a comprehensive summary of the week's auctions.

Sunday Drive
Stylish looks, superior engineering and slick interior - Drive doesn't compromise on performance. Featured as a liftout every Sunday in The Sun-Herald, Drive is the first place people turn to for the latest motoring news and when they're looking to buy a new or used car.

My Career
My Career on Sunday, The Sun-Herald's dynamic employment classifieds section is a separate liftout with expanded coverage and listings of all employment opportunities. Centrally located, this liftout features lead cover stories on current workforce trends and essential guides on how to win and keep the job you want, and how our readers can improve their careers.

Television
The Sun-Herald's Television magazine is Australia's biggest and brightest entertainment liftout. It guides readers through the range of home entertainment options available from free-to-air and pay television, the latest video releases and computer games. It offers readers a comprehensive overview of the coming week's viewing including movie reviews, as well as previews and commentary on popular drama, comedies and lifestyle programs. It is the ideal medium for supporting television advertising campaigns by prompting response, and reinforcing messages and calls to action.

Sunday Life
Inserted into The Sun-Herald in NSW and Sunday Age in Victoria, SundayLife is about the way we live, the way we are and what we do about it.
SundayLife encompasses the following brand values:
Relevance: our stories can be applied to your everyday life
Pleasurable: we provide your Sunday 'time out'. We entertain and amuse our readers with our stories
Intelligent: we are aware of what is going on in the world
Reaching a large AB/C audience, SundayLife is Sunday's only quality newspaper inserted magazine.

Shop!
Every month Shop! is packed with the very best products and shopping information. 'What you want and where to get it' is Shop!'s motto. From fashion to beauty to home wares to electrical goods, Shop! will have all the latest best buys. To make sure readers get the best possible value for money, we'll be putting items to the test on our Tried & Tested page, plus we'll showcase the best events taking place at shopping venues around Sydney. If you love shopping, then you'll love Shop!