Anthony De Ceglie to take the reins as Senior Editor of West Australian Newspapers

Anthony De Ceglie has been announced as the Senior Editor of West Australian Newspapers (WAN), replacing Brett McCarthy. De Ceglie will start by mid-January and be responsible for the editorial direction for WAN’s stable of news brands, including The West Australian, The Weekend West, The Sunday Times, thewest.com.au and perthnow.com.au, as well as WAN’s 19 regional publications.

He joins SWM WA from News Corp Australia, where he has been deputy editor of The Daily Telegraph having joined the paper in March 2016. Prior to that, he was Deputy Editor of The Sunday Times and perthnow.com.au.

“I grew up reading The West Australian and The Sunday Times, and I look forward to continuing their tradition of investigative journalism, in-depth political coverage and first-rate sports news,” said De Ceglie. “Along with the regional newspapers, they are part of the very fabric of the WA community.”

A two-time Walkley Award-winner, De Ceglie was born in Fremantle and started his career as a Cadet journalist at the Collie Mail, going on to become a journalist and subeditor at the Mandurah Mail.

In 2007 he joined the then News Corp Australia owned The Sunday Times as a reporter, rising to become Chief-of-Staff and then Deputy Editor, of The Sunday Times and perthnow.com.au. In 2011 he took a six month secondment to New York as part of News Corp’s International Development program, where he helped launch the iPad daily newspaper The Daily.

In March 2016, De Ceglie moved to Sydney to take up the role of Deputy Editor of The Daily Telegraph.

Seven West Media WA CEO Maryna Fewster said: “I am thrilled that Anthony is returning to WA as our editorial leader. His focus will be on producing great content for our readers across all platforms and delivering it to them as efficiently as possible. He will lead the transformation of our news floor, in particular the creation of a seven-day newsroom and the launch of digital subscriptions.”