Jordan Baker
Jordan Baker is Editor of The Sydney Morning Herald.
Inside the conflict zone: How our team navigated war-torn Beirut
David Crowe and Kate Geraghty drew on their considerable experience and empathy, as well as trusted support teams on the ground and back home, to bring readers stories of life on the ground in Lebanon.
- Jordan Baker
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Courage and heartbreak: The story that united – and chilled – Australia
For those of us who have never experienced authoritarianism, it was distressing to watch its dark hand stretch to our shores as the members of Iran’s women’s soccer team faced a terrible choice.
- Jordan Baker
Our new editor’s pledge to readers
The first edition of the Herald promised to adhere to the principles of “candour, honesty and honour”. As our new editor takes the reins 195 years later, the same principles remain the newsroom’s north star.
- Jordan Baker
Injuries, burnout, huge bills: Are pushy parents ruining children’s sport?
Too much pressure is being placed on kids to excel in elite sport, with the goal being Olympic gold, not enjoyment.
- Jordan Baker
Herald titan nears return after months of medical calamity
After an infection moved to his heart, economics editor Ross Gittins fell critically ill. After months in hospital, he will soon return to the Herald.
- Jordan Baker
This service is saving kids’ lives. More towns want to replicate it, but none have succeeded
Politicians want to replicate it and most of the “at-risk” children involved in BackTrack never want to leave.
- Jordan Baker
Inside the towns where kids wear balaclavas and carry machetes – and locals live in fear
Violent break-ins and car thefts in some country towns have become so normalised – even glamorised – that it’s regarded by some kids as a standard night out.
- Jordan Baker
Anger, division, violence: Why is Sydney being torn apart?
New protest laws – designed to foster unity – failed miserably this week as the city was gripped by violent clashes between police and protesters.
- Jordan Baker
Jihad Jack trained with terrorists. Then NSW gave him a gun permit
A year before alleged Bondi gunman Sajid Akram was permitted to have a gun, the NSW Firearms Registry granted a licence to one of the first men to be charged with anti-terrorism offences in Australia.
- Jordan Baker
‘A long road ahead’: The forces mobilising to support Bondi victims
Since Port Arthur, much has been learnt about trauma. All that knowledge has been put into action after the Bondi attack.
- Jordan Baker