The Saturday Paper
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 Front page of The Saturday Paper, Issue #337, February 20, 2021 | |
| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Compact |
| Owner(s) | Schwartz Publishing |
| Editor | Erik Jensen |
| Founded | 1 March 2014 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | Collingwood, Melbourne |
| Country | Australia |
| 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[edit]
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] Ultimately, circulation would blossom to 900,000 by December 2021.
Editors[edit]
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.[7] Jensen replaced Connaughton as editor in June 2021.[8]
Contributors[edit]
Regular contributors include journalists Paul Bongiorno, Karen Middleton, Mike Seccombe, Rick Morton, John Hewson and cartoonist Jon Kudelka.
Other contributors include writers Behrouz Boochani, Fiona McGregor, David Marr, Christos Tsiolkas, Margaret Simons, Maxine Beneba Clarke, Richard Flanagan, Kate Holden, Maddee Clark, Martin McKenzie-Murray, Clem Bastow, Shaad D'Souza, Sarah Krasnostein; economist Richard Denniss; former television presenter Leigh Sales; journalists Nakkiah Lui and Michael West; musician and The Whitlams frontman Tim Freedman; and ex-Federal MPs Tony Windsor, Kevin Rudd, and Rob Oakeshott. In 2020, poet, playwright and novelist Alison Croggon became the paper's arts editor. In March 2024, Stan Grant started producing fortnightly commentary pieces
References[edit]
- ^ "The Saturday Paper: who on earth would launch a newspaper today?". The Guardian. 28 February 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
- ^ a b "New weekly newspaper, The Saturday Paper, hits stands in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra". ABC News (Australia). Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 1 March 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
- ^ Lara Sinclair (28 February 2014). "Cover comes off The Saturday Paper". The Australian. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
- ^ a b Madeleine Heffernan (28 February 2014). "'Right time' for The Saturday Paper, says publisher Morry Schwartz". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
- ^ Christensen, Nic (15 November 2013). "Schwartz to launch a new weekend newspaper The Saturday Paper". Mumbrella. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ Zoe Samios (15 June 2018). "Vice's Maddison Connaughton named new editor of The Saturday Paper". Mumbrella. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
- ^ "The Horne Prize - News". The Horne Prize. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
- ^ Amanda Meade (18 June 2021). "Connaughton out". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
Further reading[edit]
- Feagins, Lucy (27 February 2014). "The Saturday Paper: Five Questions with Erik Jensen". The Design Files.