Samuel Lipski (born 1938) is an Australian journalist.

Biography and Career

Lipski was born in 1938 He has been editor-in-chief of the ''

Australian Jewish News ''The Australian Jewish News'' (''AJN'') is a newspaper published in Darlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Since 2019, it has been a local partner of ''The Times of Israel''. History The ''AJN'' is descended from ''The Hebrew Stan ...

'' and has worked as a reporter and columnist for ''

The Age ''The Age'' is a daily newspaper in Melbourne, Australia, that has been published since 1854. Owned and published by Nine Entertainment, ''The Age'' primarily serves Victoria (Australia), Victoria, but copies also sell in Tasmania, the Austral ...

'', ''

The Australian ''The Australian'', with its Saturday edition ''The Weekend Australian'', is a broadsheet daily newspaper published by News Corp Australia since 14 July 1964. As the only Australian daily newspaper distributed nationally, its readership of b ...

'', '' The Bulletin'' and ''

The Sydney Morning Herald ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' (''SMH'') is a daily Tabloid (newspaper format), tabloid newspaper published in Sydney, Australia, and owned by Nine Entertainment. Founded in 1831 as the ''Sydney Herald'', the ''Herald'' is the oldest continuous ...

''. He was also Washington correspondent for the ''

Jerusalem Post ''The Jerusalem Post'' is an English-language Israeli broadsheet newspaper based in Jerusalem, Israel, founded in 1932 during the British Mandate of Palestine by Gershon Agron as ''The Palestine Post''. In 1950, it changed its name to ''The Je ...

'', as well as ''The Australian''. He also worked at a senior level in television, both for Channel 9 Melbourne and with the

Australian Broadcasting Corporation The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) is Australia’s principal public service broadcaster. It is funded primarily by grants from the federal government and is administered by a government-appointed board of directors. The ABC is ...

where he was executive producer of ''

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'' and founding producer of ''

This Day Tonight ''This Day Tonight'' (TDT) was an Australian Broadcasting Commission The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) is Australia’s principal public service broadcaster. It is funded primarily by grants from the federal government and ...

''. He is chief executive of the Melbourne-based philanthropic Pratt Foundation and a former president of the

State Library of Victoria State Library Victoria (SLV) is the state library of Victoria, Australia. Located in Melbourne, it was established in 1854 as the Melbourne Public Library, making it Australia's oldest public library and one of the first free libraries in th ...

. He was a commentator on Melbourne radio station 3AW.Margaret Campion, 3AW is Melbourne: 75 Years of Radio, PAMP, 1997. Lipski was educated at University High School, Melbourne, the Institute for Youth Leadership, Jerusalem, and the

University of Melbourne The University of Melbourne (colloquially known as Melbourne University) is a public university, public research university located in Melbourne, Australia. Founded in 1853, it is Australia's second oldest university and the oldest in the state ...

, where he graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. In 1993 Lipski was honored with appointment as a Member of the

Order of Australia The Order of Australia is an Australian honours and awards system, Australian honour that recognises Australian citizens and other persons for outstanding achievement and service. It was established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Monarch ...

(AM) for services to the media. Lipski was awarded a Centenary medal and in 2008 was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws from Monash University. He lives in Melbourne and has three children.

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*http://www.samlipski.com/ *http://jewishnews.net.au/tag/sam-lipski Jewish News articles by Sam Lipski 1938 births Living people Australian columnists Australian television producers Officers of the Order of Australia Members of the Order of Australia Journalists from Melbourne University of Melbourne alumni Australian Jews Australian chief executives People educated at University High School, Melbourne 3AW presenters {{Australia-tv-bio-stub Australian newspaper editors