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 Helen McCabe, AWW Editor in Chief Editor's blog"Welcome to my editor's blog, where I hope to give readers of AWW an insight into the workings of this great magazine. It is a privilege to be at the helm of The Weekly and I hope to use the blog to communicate directly with AWW readers. So, jump online and tell me about yourself and what you want from The Weekly."

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 Robyn Foyster, Editor-in-chief, The Australian Women's Weekly says "I want to create a magazine that you love. I'm lucky enough to work with celebrities, and Australia's best experts in food, fashion, beauty and health every day. I'll share the ins and outs of magazine life with you and would love to hear from you too."

To airbrush or not to airbrush?

 28/10/2009 10:21:00 AM, Prev Next The November cover has caused plenty of debate about airbrushing photographs. Many women have praised our decision to publish an all-natural image of the beautiful Sarah Murdoch, but we are the first to admit that it was easy with a picture that gorgeous.


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I would love to hear your views on this topical debate. Would you want your photograph airbrushed? I know I have certainly enjoyed the work of our experts, who have generously wiped out a wrinkle here and a few freckles there.

It is easy to say you would like more natural women in magazines and I will endeavour to bring you those stories, but it is harder than you might think to actually do it.

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