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 Age cover is quite beautiful, as is the SMH. Not sure about the Courier Mail though…
generally. actually, almost always not a fan of News, but they put aside their right bias to pay a fitting tribute.
well done.