 Front page of The Saturday Paper, Issue #337, February 20, 2021 | |
| Type | Weeklynewspaper |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Managing editor | Emily Barrett |
| Managing editor, design | Lauren Stephens |
| Founded | 1 March 2014; 11 years ago (2014-03-01) |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | Collingwood,Melbourne |
| Country | Australia |
| Circulation | 285,000 |
| ISSN | 2203-3092 |
| OCLC number | 1043663027 |
| Website | Official website |
The Saturday Paper is an Australianweekly newspaper, launched on 1 March 2014 inhard copy, as anonline newspaper and inmobile news format.[1][2] The paper is circulated throughout Australian capital cities and major regional centres. Since its launchThe Saturday Paper has maintained a focus on long-form journalism and in-depth coverage of current affairs, arts andAustralian politics.[3]
The Saturday Paper is published byMorry Schwartz viaSchwartz Media, which also publishes books via Black Inc, the magazineThe Monthly[2] and theQuarterly Essay.[4] Upon its launch, Schwartz stated he expectedThe 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 grew to 900,000 by December 2021.
AuthorErik Jensen was the paper's editor from its founding until June 2018, whenVice 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 annualHorne 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 formerBloomberg News editor Emily Barrett.[8]
Regular contributors include journalistsPaul Bongiorno,Karen Middleton,Mike Seccombe, Rick Morton,John Hewson and cartoonistJon Kudelka.
Other contributors include writers Karen Barlow,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; economistRichard Denniss; television presenter and journalistLeigh Sales; journalistsNakkiah Lui andMichael West; musician andThe Whitlams frontmanTim Freedman; and formerFederal MPsTony Windsor,Kevin Rudd, andRob Oakeshott. In 2020, poet, playwright and novelistAlison Croggon became the paper's arts editor. In March 2024,Stan Grant started producing fortnightly commentary pieces.
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.
Its projected circulation at launch will be 80,000-100,000 across Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra.
Emily Barrett will work closely with Schwartz Media's editor-in-chief, Erik Jensen, editing and commissioning for The Saturday Paper. Following decades as a journalist in London and covering financial markets in New York, Barrett brings a wealth of editorial experience to The Saturday Paper.