The Saturday Paper
 The front page of The Saturday Paper 13 September 2014 | |
| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Compact |
| Owner(s) | Schwartz Media |
| Editor | Erik Jensen |
| Founded | 1 March 2014 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | Carlton, Melbourne, Australia |
| ISSN | 2203-3092 |
| Website | Official website |
The Saturday Paper is an Australian weekly newspaper, first published on 1 March 2014. It was notable for being launched 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. Its coverage of current affairs, culture and Australian politics has drawn criticism and praise from media commentators.[3][4]
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.[5] 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".[5]
Contributors
Weekly contributors include journalists Paul Bongiorno, Karen Middleton, Mungo MacCallum, Martin McKenzie-Murray, Mike Seccombe and cartoonist Geoff Pryor.
Other regular contributors include authors David Marr, Christos Tsiolkas, Margaret Simons, Richard Flanagan, Robert Dessaix, Leigh Sales, Clem Bastow and Helen Razer, ex-Federal MPs Tony Windsor and Rob Oakeshott, artist Patrick Hartigan and musicians Dave Faulkner and Robert Forster.[6]
References
- ↑ "The Saturday Paper: who on earth would launch a newspaper today?". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media. 28 February 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
- 1 2 "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.
- ↑ Robertson, Tim (1 August 2014). "Palestine and The Saturday Paper". Overland Literary Journal. Alex Skutenko. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
- ↑ Henderson, Gerard (25 July 2014). "MWD 235:The Saturday Paper misses MH17 disaster; the double standards of Jonathan Holmes". The Australian. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
- 1 2 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.
- ↑ Lara Sinclair (28 February 2014). "Cover comes off The Saturday Paper". The Australian. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 1 March 2014.