Michael Gordon (14 August 1955 – 3 February 2018) was an Australian journalist. Gordon was the son of the newspaper journalist and editor Harry Gordon.[1]
Michael Gordon | |
|---|---|
| Born | 14 August 1955 Melbourne, Australia |
| Died | 3 February 2018 (aged 62) Cowes, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Education | Bachelor of Commerce |
| Alma mater | University of Melbourne |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Years active | 1973–2017 |
| Employer(s) | The Age, The Herald, The Australian |
| Parent | Harry Gordon |
Early life and education
editBorn in 1955 in Melbourne, Australia, he completed his part-time studies in degree in Commerce at Melbourne University.[2]
Career
editGordon joined The Age in 1973 at the age of 17 as a cadet journalist[2] and spent most of his career with the newspaper in Melbourne, reporting on areas such as politics, police, industrial relations and sport.[3] He retired from The Age in June 2017 at the rank of national political editor,[2] the position he held since 2013,[4] after working for the newspaper for 37 years.[1][3] Gordon also worked for a time as a New York correspondent for The Herald in the late 1980s and later as national political editor for The Australian from 1994 to 1998.[1][4]
Gordon won a Walkley Award in 2017 for Most Outstanding Contribution to Journalism 2017.[5] Gordon was also the recipient of the 2005 Graeme Perkin Award for Australia's most outstanding journalist at the Quill Awards.[6][1]
Death
editHe died in February 2018, at the age of 62, from a heart attack while taking part in an ocean swim at Cowes in Phillip Island, Victoria.[1][7] His death prompted messages of sympathy from Tony Wright (associate editor of The Age), Greg Hywood (Fairfax Media chief executive) and former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull.[8]
After his death, a journalism fellowship in his name was set up by the Melbourne Press Club.
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Cuthbertson, Debbie; Mannix, Liam; Pierik, Jon (3 February 2018). "Celebrated and beloved Age journalist Michael Gordon dies aged 62". The Age. Fairfax. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ a b c "Michael Gordon". Detention Remembered.
- ^ a b Wright, Tony (15 June 2017). "Tributes flow as Michael Gordon, a giant of journalism and the most decent of men, departs The Age". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ a b "Veteran Fairfax journalist Michael Gordon dies aged 62". NewsChannel256. 3 February 2018.
- ^ "Most Outstanding Contribution to Journalism 2017". Walkley Awards. Walkley Foundation. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ Publisher, Master. "Graham Perkin Australian Journalist of the Year honour roll - Melbourne Press Club". www.melbournepressclub.com. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ^ "Michael Gordon, distinguished Age journalist, dies at 62". The Guardian. 3 February 2018.
- ^ "Veteran Fairfax journalist Michael Gordon dies aged 62". www.abc.net.au. 3 February 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
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