Tim Blair

For the American rapper, see Tim Dog. For the Canadian sketch comedian, see TallBoyz.

Tim Blair (born 1965) is an Australian editor, journalist,^[1] political commentator, and blogger. He works for The Daily Telegraph in Sydney.

Tim Blair in 1999

In mid-2001, Blair began blogging on Blogspot. By 2004, he had attracted a significant following, with The Sydney Morning Herald describing him as a "top dog among the new Australian digerati" who "some days draws more than 20,000 readers to his website."^[2] In addition to running his blog, Blair previously served as a news editor and regular columnist for the now-defunct magazine The Bulletin. He also worked as a journalist and senior editor at Time, Truth, and Sports Illustrated, and has written for Fox News. Since May 2017, he has contributed a monthly column titled "Sweetness & Light" to Quadrant.^[3] Additionally, Blair has appeared on 4BC, Radio National, and the ABC programme Insiders.

Politics

Following American President George W. Bush's visit to Baghdad during Thanksgiving in 2003, Blair documented and disproved claims that a roast turkey that Bush was photographed holding up was plastic. The roast turkey was real.^[4]