The editor of Guardian Australia, Lenore Taylor, has resigned after 10 years in the role.
Guardian Australia said in a statement:
“After 13 years in senior leadership roles, including a decade as editor, Lenore Taylor has decided to leave Guardian Australia.
“Lenore leaves Guardian Australia as the country’s current longest-serving newspaper or news site editor. She is also the longest-serving female lead editor in Australia.”
Taylor officially said: “I’ve been musing on this decision for some time. But there’s always been another challenge, another big story or another reason to defer it. There’s always the next thing in a job that is so utterly exhilarating and all-consuming.
“But it is also utterly exhausting. Ten years is a long time to work at this pace. It leaves little time to care for yourself or for those you love. So, for many reasons, I have decided it’s time to pass the baton.”
Lenore Taylor. Image: Guardian. Australia
Lenore Taylor resigns as editor of Guardian Australia
Taylor further explained her decision, saying the role has been an “honor” for her.
“Leading Guardian Australia’s coverage and nurturing and building such a brilliant and dedicated editorial team over the past 10 years has been an honour, a challenge and a lot of fun. I am so very proud of what we have achieved and the service we have provided to our readers.”
“When I started as editor the feedback I heard most often from readers was ‘thank goodness the Guardian has come to Australia’. What I hear most often now is ‘I can’t imagine Australia without the Guardian’. Neither can I.”
Editor in chief, Katharine Viner, added: “Lenore Taylor made Guardian Australia a force to be reckoned with, sometimes through sheer strength of will…She leaves Guardian Australia very well-placed to navigate to the next stage of its evolution, as both a distinct edition and a crucial part of the Guardian’s global operation.”
Katharine Viner will now run an open process to appoint the new editor. David Munk, currently a senior managing editor in London and previously deputy editor of Guardian Australia, returns to Sydney as acting editor.