Brett McCarthy steps down as editor of The West

Tim Burrowes

November 30, 2018 1:05

One of Australia’s longest serving daily newspaper editors is to step down, with Brett McCarthy ending his tenure at the helm of The West Australian after nearly a decade.

McCarthy became editor of the Perth based newspaper in March 2009.

McCarthy – leaving The West after decade as editor

According to an announcement from owner Seven West Media, McCarthy decided to depart because planned changes to newsroom operations had promoted a rethink about his own future.

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Tim Burrowes

Tim Burrowes is the publisher of Mumbrella and Unmade. He co-founded Mumbrella in 2008 and sister title Unmade in 2021. He's worked in the UK, Middle East, Asia & Australia and has specialised in writing about the communications world for the last 25 years. He wrote the book Media Unmade, published in 2021, and became the presenter of MediaLand on ABC Radio National in 2025.

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3 COMMENTS

offal spokesperson 30 Nov 18

well that is sudden….

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Anonymous 1 Dec 18

Interested to see what he does next.

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Richard Laidlaw 3 Dec 18

I wish Brett all the best. We all move on (I’ve done that a lot myself).

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