Tony Maiden: a modest man of great talent
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Tony Maiden, a former editor of
The Australian Financial Review, and a straight-shooting journalist from the old school who loved his craft and had a rare way with words, died on Sunday night after a three-month battle with cancer. He was 76.
“He was honest, straight-forward, trustworthy and made a very good friend. I couldn’t criticise Tony about anything,” said Trevor Kennedy, his one-time boss at the Financial Review, and a former chief executive of Kerry Packer’s Consolidated Press Holdings.
Tony Maiden, former editor of The Australian Financial Review, was a brilliant writer, passionate journalist and inspirational leader to young reporters.