Editors The Bulletin

s. h. prior

samuel henry prior (10 january 1869 – 6 june 1933) australian journalist , editor, best known editorship , ownership of bulletin. born in brighton, south australia, prior educated @ glenelg grammar school , bendigo school of mines , industries. started career teacher, before becoming mining reporter @ bendigo independent. in 1887, assigned broken hill, new south wales, report on silver mine. briefly editor @ broken hill times , @ successor, broken hill argus. in 1889, prior joined barrier miner editor, remaining in role 14 years, during time displayed nationalism , championed trade unionism , federation of australia.

after sending of work j. f. archibald @ sydney bulletin, appointed finance editor in 1903. in role, increased importance of wild cat column, financial , investment news , insights column focused on mining companies, (by 1923) grew wild cat monthly. prior promoted associate editor in 1912. in 1914, archibald sold shares in bulletin prior, making prior majority shareholder. in 1915, became senior editor, in position built bulletin s reputation literature , financial journalism. in 1927, sold remaining shares in bulletin , became not editor sole owner , manager. in 1928, inaugurated first bulletin novel competition, offering aspiring writers prize money , publishing of work in bulletin.

prior remained editor until 1933, when died heart disease. in 1935, son established s. h. prior memorial prize work of australian literature. prior s family retained control of magazine until bought consolidated press ltd in 1960.

garry linnell

garry linnell joined bulletin in 2001 , became editor-in-chief in 2002, when magazine dropping in circulation , running @ loss. on 1 occasion, kerry packer called linnell office, and, when linnell asked packer wanted bulletin, packer said: son, make em talk it. when former prime minister paul keating sent linnell letter criticising magazine , calling rivettingly mediocre , linnell published letter in magazine, promoted paul keating writes , , awarded keating letter of week , prize being year s subscription magazine. in 2005, linnell offered $1.25-million reward found extinct tasmanian tiger.