SMH editor Lisa Davies steps down after 5 years, reveals temporary replacement

October 19, 2021 1:34

Lisa Davies the editor of The Sydney Morning Herald is stepping down after almost five years in the role, with the deputy editor and former The Sun Herald editor, Cosima Marriner, filling the role effective immediately until a replacement is found.

Lisa Davies the editor of The Sydney Morning Herald, (pictured) steps down after almost five years in the role

Davies wrote to SMH staff: “After almost five years in the best job in journalism, I have decided it’s time to move on. It has been an immense privilege to lead this newsroom, which is full of talented and passionate individuals wholly committed to delivering news our readers can trust – day in, day out. The last two years in particular have tested us all in ways we couldn’t have imagined so as things return to a more even keel, the time feels right for me to look towards what’s next. I’m going spend the next month finishing up a few projects.”

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Emma Shepherd

Emma Shepherd was the acting deputy editor at Mumbrella who has over seven years of print and digital experience in the industry and has previously worked as a reporter for media outlets Bauer Media (now Are Media), Yahoo Australia, and a content strategist and writer for various independent marketing agencies.

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