Simon McCarthy
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Newcastle Herald,
Sydney Morning Herald,
Flipboard,
The Age,
The Sunday Age,
The Canberra Times,
Brisbane Times,
WAtoday,
G2,
Daily Liberal,
Illawarra Mercury
and
Covers:
Breaking and general news, community and regional affairs, feature writing and profiles, subcultures and human interest, news and feature photography and multimedia production.
Journalist writing and taking photos for the Newcastle Herald in NSW.
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Simon McCarthy’s Biography
Read Full Bio →Simon McCarthy is a writer and journalist living and working in Newcastle NSW.
McCarthy has worked in the Newcastle Herald newsroom since 2017, where he reports on local and regional affairs in the Hunter.
He writes general news for the Herald, and regularly contributed features covering the Hunter's subcultures and people for the paper's Saturday magazine, Weekender.
McCarthy's work has appeared in print and online across the Australian Community Media network, as well as in former Fairfax Me…
Simon McCarthy’s Journalist Portfolio
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Interview
See all 17 answers →What was your first job as a journalist?
I was a news and sport reporter for the Glen Innes Examiner, a biweekly newspaper in a brilliant country town in NSW.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Absolutely. My 21st birthday gift from my aunt was the typewriter that she had learnt to type on taking secretarial classes in her 20s.
How is social media changing news?
More than can be described in a few words. In most ways, almost entirely, but the rules of how good news is done are immutable.