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Bevan Shields steps down as Sydney Morning Herald editor, chief reporter Jordan Baker named as replacement
Tue, 25 Nov 2025
Shields told SMH staff in an email that working in the role had been the honour of his life
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The editor of the Sydney Morning Herald, Bevan Shields, has resigned after four years and will be replaced in the role at Nine’s Sydney masthead by Jordan Baker, the chief reporter.
Shields told staff in an email the job had been the “honour of my life” and he would return as a senior writer after a break.
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