Seven West Media WA has announced a series of senior editorial appointments.
Christopher Dore has been appointed editor-in-chief of West Australian Newspapers and The Nightly. He has been acting editor-in-chief for the past three months.
Sarah-Jane Tasker has been appointed editor of West Australian Newspapers. She will continue as editor of The Nightly until a successor has been appointed.
The role of Anthony De Ceglie will not change. The former editor-in-chief of The West Australian remains editor-in-chief of Seven West Media, a role he took on when he moved to Sydney as director of Seven’s news and current affairs.
Sarah-Jane Tasker
New roles for Jessica Page, Adrian Lowe
Jessica Page has been appointed as The West Australian’s new state political editor, joining from 7NEWS Perth where she was a senior reporter. Former senior business reporter on The West Australian Lowe has been appointed editor of The Sunday Times.
Seven West Media WA chief executive officer, Maryna Fewster, said: “Chris is without doubt Australia’s most accomplished editor-in-chief with unrivalled experience in digital and print publishing, having worked across the country as a journalist and in many senior newsroom and executive roles, including as editor of The Courier-Mail, The Daily Telegraph and The Australian.
Christopher Dore
“He is universally recognised as a leader in our industry, and has an exceptional record for driving standout, groundbreaking journalism and producing incredible newspapers.
“Chris is also known for digital innovation and transformation, so it is exciting to have him join us at such an important time for the media generally, and for our business as we continue to evolve and forge a strong future.
“Sarah-Jane is a brilliant editor. She is a trailblazer, becoming the first female editor of The West Australian, which is such a great achievement. She has done a magnificent job launching The Nightly, no easy task to build such an incredible product from scratch and has led the team to exceptional results in its first sixth months,” Fewster added.
New data from IPSOS iris shows the unique audience for The Nightly, the national news website that features a digital-only newspaper, jumped by 14% in July, adding an extra 322,000 readers for the month.
The West Australian’s weekday readership grew by 10.5% in the June quarter, while the Saturday edition increased its audience by 11.5%. Over the same period, The Sunday Times grew a remarkable 26.2%.
The official Roy Morgan figures also reveal that audience growth for West Australian Newspapers measured across combined print and digital products has grown faster than any other major news outlet in Australia over the past year.
Cross-platform readership, combining print and digital audiences over a four-week period, raced past 3.91 million for West Australian Newspapers, up 4.7%.
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