The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald & The Sun-Herald
The Age newsprint edition is available 7 days. The Sydney Morning Herald is published in compact print form from Monday to Saturday and on Sunday as its sister newspaper, The Sun-Herald.
The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Sun-Herald
Full Page
h: 374 w: 260mm
Junior Page
h: 280 w: 194mm
1/2 Vertical Page
h: 374 w: 129mm
1/2 Page Horizontal
h: 186 w: 260mm
Large Strip
h: 139 w: 260mm
1/4 Page Vertical
h: 186 w: 129mm
1/4 Page Strip
h: 92 w: 260mm
Corner Block
h: 139 w: 129mm
Postcard
h: 92 w: 129mm
Mini Strip
h: 45 w: 260mm
Triple Mini
h:139 w: 63mm
Stacked Mini
h: 92 w: 63mm
Movie Ticket
h: 45 w: 129mm
Mini
h: 45 w: 63mm
Newsprint Technical Specifications
The following are print specifications to assist the preparation and creation of PDF artwork files for newsprint advertising for the above mentioned publications.
Creating Your PDF
Documents submitted to Fairfax must be saved as a PDF. PDF files must be created with a PostScript application. PDF versions higher than V1.3 are not supported.
Press ready, high resolution PDF files
Save the file as an EPS out of your native program (Acrobat Distiller) and create the PDF
PDFs from Word, Excel, Publisher or Powerpoint are not acceptable
PDFs from Adobe Photoshop are not acceptable
Fully rasterised PDF’s from, or placed in any application are not accepted, due to extremely poor reproduction of fonts
PDFs created from native programs such as InDesign and Illustrator are acceptable
Please use the below link to download our Nine PDF Joboptions, these can be used to create PDFs to Nine Specification. Compatible with native pagemaker applications and Acrobat Distiller
1. Save the Joboptions file to your desktop, by clicking on the link on the left.
2. This can be loaded into Acrobat Distiller and a PDF can be created from an EPS.
In Indesign go to drop down menu file > Adobe PDF presets > Define > load > select the 'NinePublishing' job options file from your desktop > done.
In Illustrator go to drop down menu edit > Adobe PDF presets > Import > load > select the 'NinePublishing' job options file from your desktop > ok.
3. Indesign - To create the PDF go to drop down menu File > Export > Adobe PDF > Save and select 'NinePublishing' from the 'Adobe PDF presets' drop down window window, then click Export.
Illustrator - To create the PDF go to drop down menu File > Save As > Adobe PDF > Save and select 'NinePublishing' from the 'Adobe PDF presets' drop down window window, then click Save PDF..
This will output the file using the Nine Publishing specifications and create a 1.3 version PDF.
Insert Specifications
These inserts specifications apply for inserting commercial products into all Nine owned and printed publications. The key to a successful insert campaign for your clients is to follow the product recommendations and guidelines.
Delivery Methods
Nine media print publications do not accept material directly via email. For a full list of acceptable delivery methods refer to Delivery Methods.
Material Deadlines
For information on The Sydney Morning Herald, The Sun Herald and The Age print material deadlines review the table below.
Print Advertising Booking & Material Deadline - Christmas/New Year 2024-2025 - The Age
Print Advertising Booking & Material Deadline - Australia Day 2025 - The Age
