Chris Dore
Christopher Dore is an Australian journalist, currently the editor-in-chief of The Nightly and editor-in-chief of The West Australian from May 2024. [1]He was previously the editor-in-chief of The Australian from October 2018[2] until 16 November 2022.[3] He was formerly the editor of The Daily Telegraph, The Courier-Mail, The Sunday Times, and deputy editor of The Sunday Telegraph and The Australian.
Dore is a Walkley Award winning journalist.[4] During his time as editor, The Courier-Mail was also awarded the PANPA newspaper of the year.[citation needed]
Under Dore’s leadership at The Australian, subscriber numbers to print and digital editions more than doubled, from 136,000 in 2018 to almost 277,000 in 2022. He was renowned for producing outrageous front pages during his stints at The Courier-Mail and The Daily Telegraph.[3]
Dore was born in Brisbane, Queensland, and studied economics and politics at the University of Adelaide. He began his career at The Australian, where he held several roles, including deputy editor, Victorian editor, night editor, New Zealand-based Pacific correspondent, and political correspondent in the Canberra Press Gallery.[5][6]
References
- ^ Jolly, Nathan (22 August 2024). "Seven names Christopher Dore editor-in-chief of WA Newspapers, The Nightly". Mumbrella. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ Meade, Amanda (7 October 2018). "Paul Whittaker, editor of The Australian, appointed as Sky News chief executive". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ a b Di Stefano, Mark; Tadros, Edmund (16 November 2022). "'I have no off switch': The Australian's editor-in-chief resigns". Australian Financial Review. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
- ^ "Sharri Markson, Christopher Dore and Kylar Loussikian". The Walkley Foundation. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ "Upton-on-line December 1st". Scoop. 1 December 2000. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ^ "Ten Questions Chris Dore". The Australian. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
External links
- The Australian’s editor Chris Dore lost his job after attending News Corp event in California
- Crikey’s Peter Fray apologises over Walkleys outburst as speculation surrounds Chris Dore’s News Corp exit
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