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'' and then the ''

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''. In 1991, he joined ''The Dominion'' as their editor. After the merger of ''The Dominion'' with '' The Evening Post'' in 2002, Long became the inaugural editor of '' The Dominion Post''. He left the new newspaper within months to become chief of staff for

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. Long worked in the parliamentary press gallery for over 20 years, which included writing a series questioning the

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economic strategy of the government. The articles led Prime Minister

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to bar all ''Dominion'' reporters from his press conferences. he writes a political column "The Long View" for ''The Dominion Post''. In the

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, Long was appointed an

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for services to journalism.

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