She's been at the helm of one of Australia’s top magazines The Australian Women's Weekly for the past six years, but editor-in-chief Helen McCabe will be finishing up at the company this Friday to pursue other interests.
Formerly the deputy editor at The Sunday Telegraph, McCabe moved across to The Australian Women's Weekly in 2009 - where she helped guide the magazine to focus on harder news stories. As well as landing exclusive stories, McCabe was responsible for introducing new commercial initiatives and events and increasing the brand’s digital footprint. A prominent figure in the magazine industry, McCabe was recently named editor of the year in the consumer/custom category at the Publish Awards.
“Thank you to publisher Matt Dominello, Bauer Media and CEO Yvonne Bauer. Editing The Australian Women’s Weekly is one of the truly great honours in Australian publishing, but after six and a half years it is the right time to move. Thank you to the readers and to all the people who have trusted me to help tell their stories. And finally, thank you to the talented AWW team. You are the best.”
Publisher Matt Dominello adds: “Helen has been a well-respected and important contributor to our business and one of Australia’s longest standing publications. I would like to thank her for her dedication and wish her all the very best for the future.”
Bauer Media will announce a replacement for McCabe in the near future.
