Peter Blunden

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Peter Blunden AM is as of 2012 the former Managing Director of The Herald and Weekly Times , publisher of News Limited titles in Victoria, Australia; the Herald Sun , Sunday Herald Sun, The Weekly Times and mX .[ citation needed ]

A journalist, he was appointed to this role in 2001, [1] after serving as the editor of the Herald Sun. The man to whom he reported, John Hartigan, said about him "He's a person who certainly expresses energy in everything he does". [2] He was a board member of the Alannah and Madeline Foundation until November 2020 and is a board member of the Royal Children's Hospital Foundation. [3] [4]

Blunden was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in the 2024 King's Birthday Honours for "significant service to journalism, particularly through print media, and to the community". [5]

In 2024, Blunden was appointed as the chairman of South Pacific Post Limited, publisher of Papua New Guinea Post-Courier . [6]

References

  1. ↑ Ligerakis, Maria (10 May 2001). "Blunden editor-in-chief at HWT". B&T. Archived from the original on 30 December 2012.
  2. ↑ Milovanovic, Selma; Hyland, Tom (29 April 2010). "Beverly Hills cop out: Boss also had jumbo joyride". The Age .
  3. ↑ "Annual Report 2020" (PDF). The Alannah and Madeline Foundation . Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  4. ↑ "Board and staff". Royal Children's Hospital Foundation. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  5. ↑ "Mr Peter John Blunden". Australian Honours Search Facility. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet . Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  6. ↑ Tally, Claudia (15 December 2024). "Experienced journalist Peter Blunden appointed chairman of Post-Courier". Papua New Guinea Post-Courier . Retrieved 29 April 2025.
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