She had an impressive ability to be a boss and a friend when required, balancing the professional and personal to perfection
When Judith Whelan asked me to be her deputy at The Sydney Morning Herald, I was pleased because I needed a change from crime reporting. When she asked me to be the 2016 federal election editor, I just thought of it as a role that needed filling. When she agreed to send me to cover the Oscar Pistorius murder trial in South Africa, it was on the proviso I took some annual leave while I was there.
Little did I know that all these opportunities were part of a far bigger plan Judith had to make me ready for one of the biggest and most important roles in Australian media – taking the reins from her as editor of the Herald.
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