The Saturday Paper
 The front page of The Saturday Paper September 13, 2014 | |
| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Compact |
| Owner(s) | Schwartz Media |
| Editor | Erik Jensen |
| Founded | March 1, 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 his Schwartz Media company, which also publishes 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, Mungo MacCallum, Martin McKenzie-Murray, Sophie Morris, 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 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). "Palastine 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.