Chris Mitchell (journalist)
Christopher John Mitchell from 2002 to 2015.
Journalism career
In 1973 Mitchell began his career as a 17-year-old cadet on the former afternoon Brisbane
In 1992, aged 35, Mitchell was appointed editor of The Australian. In 1995 he became editor-in-chief of Queensland Newspapers. In the role, he had editorial oversight of The Cairns Post, Townsville Bulletin and Gold Coast Bulletin.[3]
In 2002 he returned to The Australian as editor-in-chief. Mitchell retired from the position in December 2015.[1]
Prior to his retirement, Mitchell had completed 42 years as a journalist with 24 of those years as an editor.
In 2016, a book of Mitchell's memoirs entitled Making Headlines was published by
Controversy
In 1996, the newspaper Mitchell edited at the time, The Courier-Mail, claimed that the prominent Australian historian Manning Clark had been awarded the Order of Lenin. This claim was later shown to be false.[4]
Climate change
Mitchell was named by academic
In 2017, Mitchell wrote an opinion piece entitled "Climate hysteria hits 'peak stupid' in hurricane season".[9]
Other roles
As of November 2020[update] he is an Ambassador for the Australian Indigenous Education Foundation.[10]
Awards and recognition
In the
References
- ^ a b c Davidson, Darren (2 December 2015). "Chris Mitchell retires, Paul Whittaker new editor-in-chief of The Australian". The Australian. Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- ^ a b "Remarks - Launch of Making Headlines, by Chris Mitchell". www.pm.gov.au. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Making Headlines, Chris Mitchell". Melbourne University Publishing. 15 September 2016. Archived from the original on 12 October 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
- ^ "Media Watch | I Spy With My FOI". Abc.net.au. Archived from the original on 27 April 2005. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
- ^ a b "The Dirty Dozen: Australia's biggest climate foes, part 1". Crikey. 15 April 2014. Archived from the original on 8 October 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
- ^ Hamilton, Clive (20 February 2006). "The Dirty Politics of Climate Change" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 January 2007. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- ^ "Meet the new dirty dozen". Crikey. 16 June 2009. Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
- ^ "Posetti receives letter of demand from Chris Mitchell, and a special invitation". Crikey. 2 December 2010. Archived from the original on 6 December 2010. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
- ^ "Climate hysteria hits 'peak stupid' in hurricane season". The Australian. 18 September 2017. Archived from the original on 21 April 2019.
- ^ "Ambassadors - About". Australian Indigenous Education Foundation. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ^ "Christopher John Mitchell". honours.pmc.gov.au. Archived from the original on 27 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
Further reading
- "Rating The Australian's election coverage, Crikey, 14 October 2004
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