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The Sydney Morning Herald is sometimes perceived to be more sober and left wing in orientation, particularly when compared to the more sensationalistic and conservative orientation of the only other daily newspaper in Sydney, The Daily Telegraph. Whether this is true is highly subjective and a matter for debate; however, its circulation is smaller than the Telegraph - the Herald sells (according to circulation data published in the first half of 2004) about 221,000 copies per day compared to around 409,000 copies of the Telegraph.
The Saturday editions of both papers are more closely matched. The Herald sells 375,000 copies to the Telegraph
The Sydney Morning Herald publishes a number of daily sections, as large-format magazines, some of which have been part of the newspaper's infrastructure for more than two decades. They currently include a motoring section, Drive , a food and lifestyle section, Good Living , a property section, Domain , and a television section, The Guide . It also produces two colour magazines, the weekly Good Weekend , and the monthly the(sydney)magazine . The cryptic crossword in the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age is popular.
Unlike most newspapers in Australia, the Herald is a broadsheet, meaning that each page is approximately A2 in size. Tabloid newspapers, such as its competitor The Daily Telegraph are considerably smaller, with each page having a size of approximately A3.
The Sydney Morning Herald began its life as a weekly newspaper, the Sydney Herald. It only had four pages and a circulation of 750 copies. The paper was named after Scotland's Glasgow Herald, and was founded by three Englishmen, Alfred Stephens , Frederick Stokes and William McGarvie .
A decade later it was bought by John Fairfax, whose family owned the newspaper for 149 years. It became a daily newspaper in 1840, and in 1842 changed its name to The Sydney Morning Herald. Its editorial policies were based "upon principles of candour, honesty and honour. We have no wish to mislead; no interest to gratify by unsparing abuse or indiscriminate approbation."
The Sydney Morning Herald is still owned by John Fairfax Publications Pty Ltd, though it is no longer controlled by the Fairfax family. Fairfax-family control of the newspaper ended on December 11December 11 is the 345th day (346th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 20 days remaining. Events 1205 John Grey, Bishop of Norwich, elected Archbishop of Canterbury 1792 King Louis XVI of France goes on trial for treason 1816, 1990Events January January 3 Former leader of Panama Manuel Noriega surrenders to American forces. January 7 The Leaning Tower of Pisa is closed to the public due to safety concerns. January 9 Lt Gen Bazilio Olara Okello The man who led the coup aginst Dr Apo.
The company also owns The Sun-Herald, a Sunday newspaper, in Sydney, The AgeThe Age is a broadsheet daily newspaper in Melbourne, Australia that was founded on October 17, 1854, and is published by The Age Company Ltd, a subsidiary of John Fairfax Holdings Limited, the group also responsible for The Sydney Morning Herald The Canb and The Sunday Age in MelbourneAlternate meanings: Melbourne (disambiguation Melbourne is the capital and largest city of the state of Victoria, and the second largest city in Australia, with a population of 3,366,542 (census 2001). The city's name is pronounced "MEL-buhn" ( SAMPA: ["m, The Illawarra MercuryThe Illawarra Mercury is the only daily newspaper in Wollongong, the third largest city in the State of New South Wales, Australia. It has been published since 1855, making it one of Australia's oldest newspapers. It has been published daily since Decembe in Wollongong, The Newcastle Herald in Newcastle and The Dominion Post in Wellington.
The company also owns a stable of business publications, including the national daily business newspaper The Australian Financial Review , and the magazines BRW , BOSS, Shares, Personal Investor and Asset.