The Saturday Paper
Front page of The Saturday Paper, Issue #337, February 20, 2021 | |
| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Compact |
| Owner | Schwartz Publishing |
| Publisher | Morry Schwartz |
| Editor-in-chief | Erik Jensen |
| Editor | Emily Barrett |
| Deputy editor | Cindy MacDonald |
| Associate editor | Martin McKenzie-Murray |
| Founded | 1 March 2014 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | Collingwood, Melbourne |
| Country | Australia |
| Circulation | 472,000 |
| ISSN | 2203-3092 |
| OCLC number | 1043663027 |
| Website | Official website |
The Saturday Paper is an Australian weekly newspaper, launched on 1 March 2014 in hard copy, as an online newspaper and in mobile news format.[1][2] The paper is circulated throughout Australian capital cities and major regional centres. Since its launch The Saturday Paper has maintained a focus on long-form journalism and in-depth coverage of current affairs, arts and Australian politics.[3]
Publication
The Saturday Paper is published by Morry Schwartz via Schwartz Media, which also publishes books via Black Inc, the magazine The Monthly[2] and the Quarterly Essay.[4] Upon its launch, Schwartz stated he expected The Saturday Paper to be profitable within several years, and the paper should sell "between 60,000 and 80,000 copies a week".[4] Another early projection put that figure at 80,000 to 100,000 copies a week.[5]
Editors
Author Erik Jensen was the paper's editor from its founding until June 2018, when Vice Media features editor Maddison Connaughton was appointed to the position. Jensen became the paper's editor-in-chief.[6] He was the paper's representative on the judging panel for the annual Horne Prize since its inception in 2016 until it went defunct in 2023. Jensen replaced Connaughton as editor in June 2021 before moving to become editor-in-chief of the newspaper's publisher, Schwartz Media.[7] Since April 2022 The Saturday Paper has been edited by former Bloomberg News editor Emily Barrett.[8]. In November 2024, Jensen also became the CEO of Schwartz Media[9].
Contributors
Regular contributors include journalists Paul Bongiorno, Karen Barlow, Jason Koutsoukis, Mike Seccombe, John Hewson, Jonathan Pearlman and Martin McKenzie-Murray.
Other frequent contributors include writers John Kinsella, Christos Tsiolkas, Margaret Simons, Elizabeth Farrelly, Marcia Langton, Jane Caro, Behrouz Boochani, Fiona McGregor, economist Richard Denniss, Kate Holden, James Bradley, Bob Brown, Shaad D'Souza, Andy Hazel and David Marr. In 2020, poet, playwright and novelist Alison Croggon became the paper's arts editor. In March 2024, Stan Grant started producing fortnightly commentary pieces and later that year Oslo Davis replaced longtime cartoonist Jon Kudelka.
References
- ^ Simmons, Margaret (28 February 2014). "The Saturday Paper: who on earth would launch a newspaper today?". Guardian Australia. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ a b "New weekly newspaper, The Saturday Paper, hits stands in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra". ABC News (Australia). 1 March 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Sinclair, Lara (28 February 2014). "Cover comes off The Saturday Paper". The Australian. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ a b Heffernan, Madeleine (28 February 2014). "'Right time' for The Saturday Paper, says publisher Morry Schwartz". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
Mr Schwartz said he expects The Saturday Paper to be profitable within several years, and the paper should sell between 60,000 and 80,000 a week.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Christensen, Nic (15 November 2013). "Schwartz to launch a new weekend newspaper The Saturday Paper". Mumbrella. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
Its projected circulation at launch will be 80,000-100,000 across Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Samios, Zoe (15 June 2018). "Vice's Maddison Connaughton named new editor of The Saturday Paper". Mumbrella. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Meade, Amanda (18 June 2021). "The winner is … John B Fairfax as the Walkley donor's Nine quip leads to nervous laughs". Guardian Australia. Connaughton out. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ "New editorial appointments for Schwartz Media continue The Saturday Paper's dedication to narrative journalism". Schwartz Media (Press release). Schwartz Publishing. 10 May 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
{{cite press release}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Jaspen, Callum (8 November 2024). "Schwartz Media's star editor promoted after publisher's CEO resigns". The Age. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
Further reading
- Feagins, Lucy (26 February 2014). "The Saturday Paper: Five Questions with Erik Jensen". The Design Files.
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