Overview of Colin's career
By Jeremy White - November 29, 2004
Colin Climo led a career as one of the pre-eminent journalists and editors in the Asia-Pacific, working for some of the most prestigious newspapers and magazines in the region, and launching the online efforts of two of Australia's most important publications.
As his colleagues attest, Colin always loved his work, and he threw himself into it with true gusto.
He had that rare ability to combine energy and dedication with perspective and proportion. He helped journalists to fulfill their potential by bolstering them and shepherding them. And he mentored and supported a flock of up-and-coming journalists, believing in their abilities more than they might ever have believed in themselves, and helping them to fulfil the potential he saw in them.
Colin was most recently the Deputy Editor of The Bulletin magazine, following a long and distinguished career that included stints for The Australian Financial Review and the Sun-Herald for Fairfax, the Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph for News Corporation, in London's Fleet Street on The Sun and The Times, and in Singapore for The Straits Times. He contributed to a wide array of other titles, including Gourmet Traveller, Wine Magazine, and Money Magazine.
He was held in awe by his colleagues for a formidable breadth of knowledge across business, sport, culture and more. But there are a number of areas in which he held a particularly keen interest.
These included fine food and wine. Colin had a particular passion for wine and the wine industry. His wine writing and analysis are widely quoted and respected by the industry and consumers alike, and he holds a high international reputation.
He also had a strong interest in the Internet and online media, and the impact they would have on publishers and on the future of magazines and newspapers. Colin was a key force in the launch of both the The Bulletin and the AFR into the online world. His work to create viable business models for online publications has made the path easier for those who will come after.
Everyone who has worked with Colin will miss him. His legacy will live on not only in his own words, but in the work of those colleagues that he helped to become better journalists and better people.
