Frank McGuinness (Australia)
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Frank McGuinness was an Australian newspaper editor and father of the journalist, P. P. McGuinness
. He is most well known for taking part in starting the evening newspaper, The Daily Mirror
, in 1941. Before this, he worked as a journalist on numerous newspapers, including the Melbourne Herald, Geelong Advertiser
and had been the editor of The Truth
.
Padraic McGuinness
Padraic Pearse "Paddy" McGuinness AO was an Australian journalist, activist, and commentator. He was notable for the evolution over his lifetime of his political beliefs...
. He is most well known for taking part in starting the evening newspaper, The Daily Mirror
The Daily Mirror (Australia)
The Daily Mirror was an afternoon paper established by Ezra Norton in Sydney, Australia in 1941, gaining a licence from the Minister for Trade and Customs, Eric Harrison, despite wartime paper rationing. In October 1958, Norton and his partners sold his newspapers to the Fairfax group, which...
, in 1941. Before this, he worked as a journalist on numerous newspapers, including the Melbourne Herald, Geelong Advertiser
Geelong Advertiser
The Geelong Advertiser is a daily newspaper servicing Geelong, Victoria, Australia, the Bellarine Peninsula and surrounding areas. The Geelong Advertiser is the oldest newspaper title in Victoria and the second oldest in Australia, and was first published on 21 November 1840. The newspaper is...
and had been the editor of The Truth
The Truth (newspaper)
The Truth was a Melbourne tabloid newspaper established in 1902 as a subsidiary of the Sydney Truth, established in 1890.In its early years its politics was very much left-leaning, and it painted itself as the voice of the working class. Before 1945 it had a style of journalism that was high...
.