Sydney Morning Herald opening a Parramatta bureau
The Sydney Morning Herald is following the ABC’s lead and establishing a Parramatta bureau.
Editor Bevan Shields informed the Herald’s staffers this morning, in an email that explains “in some detail the thinking behind this investment”, and what the bureau will look like.
Shields told staffers the move is “a logical extension of our recent enhanced coverage of the issues and developments playing out in western Sydney”, explaining “we can no longer adequately cover a thriving part of the city from offices in North Sydney. Parramatta is the geographical heart of Sydney but we don’t have a presence there. This strategy will also allow us to better reflect the diversity of our city”.
