Bruce Baskett is an Australian journalist who was the last editor of '' The Herald'' from 1989 until it was merged with its morning sister paper ''

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'' in 1990. Upon the merger, Baskett was appointed the first editor of the new ''

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''. Although he later left

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, Baskett continues to contribute to articles for the ''Herald Sun'' upon the deaths of old ''Herald'', ''Sun'', and ''Herald Sun'' colleagues.

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