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Sydney Morning Herald Turns 195 With Archive-Fueled Celebration

The milestone underscores a renewed pledge to rigorous reporting.

Overview

  • The Herald is marking its 195th year with a special package that includes a print liftout and digital stories and videos.
  • Editor Jordan Baker describes a deep dive into the paper’s archives as staff digitise boxes of photographic negatives.
  • The newsroom highlights how reader letters, emails, and documents have kicked off award-winning investigations.
  • Investigative reporter Kate McClymont says the masthead will keep exposing secret political deals, corrupted tenders, match-fixing, and contested land decisions.
  • Leaders say the paper will carry its founding values of honor, candor, and honesty into the run-up to its bicentenary.