Helen McCabe swaps Sunday Telegraph for ACP’s Australian Women’s Weekly
Sunday Telegraph deputy editor Helen McCabe is quitting to join ACP’s Australian Women’s Weekly as editor-in-chief, one of the biggest jobs in Australian magazines.
McCabe told Mumbrella: “I’m looking forward to it incredibly. The main challenge for me as a newspaper person is to get my head around the dynamic of magazines. The challenge is to find fabulous stories that inspire the readership. I’m a news journo’s journo.”
McCabe – who will continue to present her politics show on Sky News – began her career with the Seven network in Adelaide. She said: “I’m a political junkie.”
Asked whether the new role on the monthly will see her need to take a more lightweight approach to journalism, she said: ‘I don’t think so. I have done tabloids and broadsheets in equal measure. A yarn’s a yarn whether it’s in the Tele or the Australian.”
Her arrival at ACP follows a period of turmoil for the publisher. Robyn Foyster only recently joined AWW as editor-in-chief, while Deborah Thomas moved to a more general role. Mumbrella understands that Foyster has moved on. No-one from ACP was immediately available for comment.
At more than 70 years old – with a circulation of just under half a million and readership of more than two million – AWW is one of Australia’s longest established titles
McCabe starts her new role on August 24.
Tim Burrowes founded Mumbrella in 2008. He worked on Mumbrella until 2021. At various points he was editor, content director and editor-at-large.
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