Peter Fray takes up university position

February 28, 2013 1:56

Former editor-in-chief of The Sydney Morning Herald Peter Fray

Former editor-in-chief and publisher of The Sydney Morning Herald Peter Fray has been appointed an adjunct professor with The University of Sydney.

Fray will join the School of Media and Communications in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and will undertake research in collaboration with The Institute of Democracy and Human Rights.

His new role will also see the journalist, who left Fairfax in June, take up a postgraduate teaching role.

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Nic Christensen

Nic Christensen worked for Mumbrella from 2013 to 2016, in roles including deputy editor and media & technology editor. He is former media writer for The Australian and has also worked as a reporter for The Daily Telegraph and senior producer for Radio 2GB.

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4 COMMENTS

paul the freelance writer 28 Feb 13

No doubt he can teach all those naive young media students the vast difference between a ‘tabloid’ and a ‘compact’, which I once understood to be either a Ford Corsair or a case containing a ladies’ powderpuff and mirror.

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Lindsay. 28 Feb 13

Fairfax should not have let him go.

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Fabfour 28 Feb 13

Nice score for Uni of Sydney.

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Wayne 28 Feb 13

This is arguably irrelevant to the debate, however Peter bares a striking resemblance to the guy who does the “it’s just a jump to the left” in The Rocky Horror Picture Show soundtrack….

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