NEWS Limited chairman and chief executive John Hartigan announced today the appointment of Peter Gleeson as editor of the Gold Coast Bulletin.



Mr Gleeson, who is currently editor of the Townsville Bulletin, replaces Dean Gould who has resigned from the company.



The editorship of the Bulletin marks a return to the Gold Coast for Mr Gleeson, who spent 17 years on the paper ahead of his appointment to Townsville in 2008.



Mr Hartigan said Mr Gleeson had an outstanding record as editor of the Townsville Bulletin and under his leadership, the paper had reshaped the role and relevance cheap ugg bailey button boots of regional newspapers in Australia.



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"Peter is everything a successful editor should be he has an exceptional news sense and a strong sense of social justice; he is dynamic, engaging and not afraid to stand up for the interests of his readers and the issues that matter to the community his paper serves.



"He takes great pride in what he publishes every day, he a great mentor to his staff and he represents his masthead with great professionalism and a great passion for journalism. his uggs on sale time as editor, Mr Gleeson oversaw the news breaking investigations into Storm Financial; successfully campaigned against changes to the region water pricing policy and led his team coverage of Cyclone Yasi. He also drove the Townsville Bulletin successful relaunch earlier this year and in 2009, collected the News Award Regional Newspaper of the Year prize on behalf of his team.