How the newspapers paid tribute to Gough Whitlam
Headline writers, cartoonists and journalists all had very different ways of handling the tributes to former Prime Minister Gough Whitlam in yesterday’s papers. Industry body The Newspaper Works has gathered them here.
From plays on the ‘It’s Time’ tagline to satirical cartoons, here’s how the nation’s papers paid tribute to the former Prime Minister yesterday.
The West Australian:
The Herald Sun:
And the Hun’s cartoonist Knight:
The Australian Financial Review:
And the AFR’s cartoonist Clement:
The Canberra Times:
And the CT’s cartoonist Pope:
The Courier Mail:
The Australian:
And The Oz’s cartoonist Leak:
The Mercury:
The NT News:
The Sydney Morning Herald:
And the SMH’s cartoonist Moir:
The Daily Telegraph:
The Age:
The Age cover is quite beautiful, as is the SMH. Not sure about the Courier Mail though…
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generally. actually, almost always not a fan of News, but they put aside their right bias to pay a fitting tribute.
well done.
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