Paul Armstrong, the editor of The West Australian, has been fired. Newly installed editor-in-chief Bob Cronin told staff at the Perth daily newspaper that Armstrong had left on good terms.
Armstrong has been on shaky ground ever since Kerry Stokes gained control of the West Australian Newspapers board. He made it clear that he was not a fan of Armstrong's abrasive, aggressive style of small-town journalism.
Armstrong previously worked in Britain, at The Times and the London Evening Standard. His departure means that in the last 12 months the editors of six Australian daily newspapers have been replaced. The others are the Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, The Canberra Times, the Herald Sun and the Daily Telegraph. (Sources: The Australian/Crikey.com)
