Anthony De Ceglie
Anthony De Ceglie | |
|---|---|
| 21st Editor of The West Australian | |
| Assumed office January 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Brett McCarthy |
| Personal details | |
| Citizenship | Australia |
| Profession | Journalist |
| Awards | Walkley Award (3) |
Anthony De Ceglie is an Australian journalist who has served as the editor-in-chief of West Australian Newspapers[1][2] (including The West Australian) since January 2019.[3][4] Prior to entering the position, De Ceglie served as the deputy editor of the Sydney-based Daily Telegraph from March 2016, as well as serving as Deputy Editor at the Sunday Times and its web portal PerthNow before becoming the editor of WAN. His first job in journalism was at The Collie Mail in the rural town of Collie, Western Australia.[4]
From March 2020 to 2021, during his tenure, it increased its weekday readership by 14%,[5] and its Sunday readership by 28%,[5] though some have argued that it has gone in a more tabloid direction under his leadership,[6] and the staff has been reduced.[6]
Awards and accolades[edit]
In 2020, De Ceglie won a Walkley Award for Headline, Caption or Hook, in the category of all media, for his "You only had one JobKeeper" line.[4] Prior to this, he had already received two Walkleys.[4] Additionally, he serves as a trustee of the Channel 7 Telethon trust,[7] a charitable organisation owned by Seven West Media (which also in turn owns WAN).
References[edit]
- ^ Hirini, Rangi (1 July 2020). "The West publishes front page apology, dumps cartoon from print run". NITV. Archived from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ Samios, Zoe (19 July 2020). "Seven West newspaper spin-off in the spotlight". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ "New editor of West Australian Newspapers announced". The West Australian. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Anthony De Ceglie". The Walkley Foundation. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Australian Newspaper Readership, 12 months to March 2021". Roy Morgan. March 2021. Archived from the original on 26 January 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
The West Australian Mar 2020 - Readership (000's): 292 | Mar 2021 - Readership (000's) - 339 | "West Australian Saturday [The Weekend West] | Mar 2020 - Readership (000's): 387 | Mar 2021 - Readership (000's) - 409" | "Sunday Times | Mar 2020 - Readership (000's): 284 Mar 2021 - Readership (000's) - 394"
- ^ a b Perpitch, Nicholas (17 April 2019). "Household names to leave The West Australian as details of wave of redundancies emerge". ABC. Archived from the original on 3 May 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ "About". Telethon 7. Seven West Media. Archived from the original on 26 September 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
Anthony De Ceglie | Trustee | Anthony De Ceglie is the Editor in Chief of West Australian Newspapers. Before taking up this role in 2019, he was the deputy editor of The Daily Telegraph in Sydney and spent time on secondment to New York as part of News Corp's international development program. He has won multiple Walkley Awards and his first jobs were at rural newspapers in Collie and Mandurah before joining The Sunday Times and PerthNow where he was deputy editor.