// Workers AI · dad joke modeWho's Tim Blair? A blair-iant guy.
Tim Blair (born 1965) is an Australian editor, journalist,[1] political commentator, and blogger. He works for The Daily Telegraph in Sydney.
In mid-2001, Blair began blogging on Blogspot. By 2004, he had attracted a significant following, with The Sydney Morning Herald describing him as a "top dog among the new Australian digerati" who "some days draws more than 20,000 readers to his website."[2] In addition to running his blog, Blair previously served as a news editor and regular columnist for the now-defunct magazine The Bulletin. He also worked as a journalist and senior editor at Time, Truth, and Sports Illustrated, and has written for Fox News. Since May 2017, he has contributed a monthly column titled "Sweetness & Light" to Quadrant.[3] Additionally, Blair has appeared on 4BC, Radio National, and the ABC programme Insiders.
Politics
[edit]Following American President George W. Bush's visit to Baghdad during Thanksgiving in 2003, Blair documented and disproved claims that a roast turkey that Bush was photographed holding up was plastic. The roast turkey was real.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Tim Blair and Simone Young". ABC Radio. 28 July 2006. Archived from the original on 13 October 2007.
- ↑ Delaney, Brigid (6 October 2004). "Shooting for top dog in cyber town". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ↑ Tim Blair, "Sweetness & Light", Quadrant, May 2017, pp. 111–12.
- ↑ "Corrections". The New York Times. 11 July 2004. p. 2.
External links
[edit]- Tim Blair Blog – The Daily Telegraph (May 2008)
- Tim Blair's weblog – archive only since move to Daily Telegraph site
- Right Wing News – The Tim Blair Interview (April 2002)