Leonie Wood
Encyclopedia
Leonie Wood is an Australia
n journalist
who is one of the most senior editorial staff at The Age
newspaper
, in Melbourne
.
She worked as a business reporter for The Age for over ten years before being moved to general news by editor Andrew Jaspan
, where she focused on court reporting and features for the Saturday edition. She is classified as a senior writer.
She was educated at the University of Melbourne
where she obtained an Arts degree. Wood initially obtained a cadetship at The Sun-News Pictorial (later the Herald Sun
) in 1985. From 1987 she was moved to the business desk of that newspaper. In 1989 she left News Limited
during a period of downsizing and moved to the Australian Associated Press
where she continued as a business reporter, running its finance news desk.
In 1991, she left AAP and later obtained work at The Australian Financial Review
. After two years there, she left their employment and travelled to many different places, including Nepal
where she met the father of her son. In 1995, she returned to Melbourne and by 1996 was hired by The Age as a business reporter.
She lives in Armadale
, Melbourne with her ten year old son Charlie.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
who is one of the most senior editorial staff at The Age
The Age
The Age is a daily broadsheet newspaper, which has been published in Melbourne, Australia since 1854. Owned and published by Fairfax Media, The Age primarily serves Victoria, but is also available for purchase in Tasmania, the Australian Capital Territory and border regions of South Australia and...
newspaper
Newspaper
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, in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
.
She worked as a business reporter for The Age for over ten years before being moved to general news by editor Andrew Jaspan
Andrew Jaspan
Andrew Jaspan, a British journalist, was appointed in October 2004, as Editor-in-Chief of The Age, a broadsheet daily newspaper published in Melbourne, Australia. Prior to this appointment, he was the founder and editor of the Sunday Herald in Scotland from 1999 to 2004...
, where she focused on court reporting and features for the Saturday edition. She is classified as a senior writer.
She was educated at the University of Melbourne
University of Melbourne
The University of Melbourne is a public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. Founded in 1853, it is the second oldest university in Australia and the oldest in Victoria...
where she obtained an Arts degree. Wood initially obtained a cadetship at The Sun-News Pictorial (later the Herald Sun
Herald Sun
The Herald Sun is a morning tabloid newspaper based in Melbourne, Australia. It is published by The Herald and Weekly Times, a subsidiary of News Limited, itself a subsidiary of News Corporation. It is available for purchase throughout Melbourne, Regional Victoria, Tasmania, the Australian Capital...
) in 1985. From 1987 she was moved to the business desk of that newspaper. In 1989 she left News Limited
News Limited
News Limited is one of Australia's largest diversified media companies. The publicly listed company's interests span newspaper and magazine publishing, Internet, Pay TV, National Rugby League, market research, DVD and film distribution, and film and television production trading assets.News Limited...
during a period of downsizing and moved to the Australian Associated Press
Australian Associated Press
Australian Associated Press is Australia's national news agency. The organisation was established in 1935 by Fairfax and The Herald and Weekly Times.AAP employs more than 175 journalists who work in bureaux in all Australian states and territories...
where she continued as a business reporter, running its finance news desk.
In 1991, she left AAP and later obtained work at The Australian Financial Review
The Australian Financial Review
The Australian Financial Review is a leading business and finance newspaper in Australia.Fairfax Media publishes it in a compact format six days a week, Monday to Saturday....
. After two years there, she left their employment and travelled to many different places, including Nepal
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
where she met the father of her son. In 1995, she returned to Melbourne and by 1996 was hired by The Age as a business reporter.
She lives in Armadale
Armadale, Victoria
Armadale is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 7 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Stonnington. At the 2006 Census, Armadale had a population of 8,467....
, Melbourne with her ten year old son Charlie.