Canberra Times appoints deputy editor Grant Newton as editor, succeeding James Joyce

Newton takes on the editor role at The Canberra Times

The Canberaa Times has appointed deputy editor Grant Newton as editor having been acting editor for much of the year, succeeding James Joyce who is now executive editor of Fairfax Media’s Australian Community Media division.

Newton has been on staff at the Fairfax Media owned newspaper since 2001 and has previously held roles including features editor and deputy news editor.