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{{Short description|Australian publishing house, digital media and news media organisation}}
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| founder = [[Morry Schwartz]]
| founder = [[Morry Schwartz]]
| country = [[Australia]]
| country = Australia
| headquarters = [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]] [[Australia]]
| headquarters = [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], Australia
| distribution =
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| keypeople =Morry Schwartz {{small|(Publisher)}}<br>
| keypeople = <!---need to be cited in the body - currently unclear what is out of date {{ubl|Morry Schwartz {{small|(publisher)}}| Ben Shepherd {{small|(CEO)}}|Erik Jensen {{small|(editor-in-chief)}}}}--->
| publications = Books, magazines, newspapers, journals, [[digital media]]
Rebecca Costello {{small|(CEO, Schwartz Media)}}<br>Erik Jensen {{small|(Editor-in-Chief, Schwartz Media)}}<br>Alex Sampson {{small|(Executive Editor, Schwartz Pro)}}
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| imprints = Black Inc, La Trobe University Press, Nero, Quarterly Essay Journal, Australian Foreign Affairs Journal, Writers on Writers
| publications = Books, Magazines, Newspapers, Journals, Policy, Digital Properties, Subscription Services
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| numemployees = 50–200
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| imprints = Black Inc, La Trobe University Press, Nero, Quarterly Essay Journal, Australian Foreign Afffairs Journal, Writers on Writers
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| numemployees =50-200
| url = {{URL|https://schwartzpublishing.com.au/}}
| url = {{URL|https://schwartzpublishing.com.au/}}
|name=Schwartz Publishing (Schwartz Media)}}
|name=Schwartz Publishing (Schwartz Media)}}


'''Schwartz Publishing''' is an Australian [[publishing house]], [[digital media]] and [[news media]] organisation based in [[Carlton, Victoria|Carlton]], [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]] established by Australian property developer [[Morry Schwartz]] in the 1980s. Since the late 1990s many of its publications have appeared under the '''Black Inc''' [[imprint (trade name)|imprint]].<ref name="SMH 2004">Susan Wyndham: [http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/06/11/1086749891000.html?from=storyrhs "Developer adds another story"] in ''[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]'', 12 June 2004</ref> Schwartz Publishing has its complementary brand Schwartz Media, which all sit under the wider group of 'Schwartz' companies specialising in [[newspaper]]s, [[book]]s, [[essay]]s, [[magazine]]s, [[Academic journal|journals]], [[podcast]]s and [[News media|online news media]].
'''Schwartz Publishing''' is an Australian [[publishing house]], [[digital media]], and [[news media]] organisation based in [[Melbourne]], established by Australian property developer [[Morry Schwartz]] in the 1980s. Since the late 1990s many of its publications have appeared under the '''Black Inc''' [[imprint (trade name)|imprint]].<ref name="SMH 2004">Susan Wyndham: [http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/06/11/1086749891000.html?from=storyrhs "Developer adds another story"] in ''[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]'', 12 June 2004</ref> Schwartz Publishing has its complementary brand '''Schwartz Media''', which all sit under the wider group of Schwartz companies, specialising in newspapers, books, [[essay]]s, magazines, [[Academic journal|journals]], [[podcast]]s, and online news media. Its most well-known publications are ''[[Quarterly Essay]]'', ''[[The Saturday Paper]]'', and ''[[The Monthly]]''.


==History==
==History==
In the 1980s Schwartz Publishing mainly published American self-help books. Its all-time bestseller was ''Life's Little Instruction Book'' by [[H. Jackson Brown Jr.]] with 300,000 copies sold.<ref name="SMH 2004"/> In the 1990s Schwartz Publishing set up the Black Inc imprint, publishing since 2001 the ''[[Quarterly Essay]]'' and since 2005 ''[[The Monthly]]''.<ref name="SMH 2004"/><ref>[[Paul Barry]]: [http://www.thepowerindex.com.au/media-maestros/morry-schwartz "Morry Schwartz"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222042839/http://www.thepowerindex.com.au/media-maestros/morry-schwartz |date=2014-02-22 }}, in The Power Index, retrieved 10 February 2014</ref> In 2017, Black Inc. Books alongside [[La Trobe University]] launched a joint publishing imprint, La Trobe University Press (LTUP).
In the 1980s Schwartz Publishing, founded by Morry Schwartz, mainly published American self-help and [[Counterculture|counterculture]] books. Its all-time bestseller was ''Life's Little Instruction Book'' by [[H. Jackson Brown Jr.]] with 300,000 copies sold.<ref name="SMH 2004"/><ref name=about>{{cite web | title=About | website=Schwartz | url=https://schwartzpublishing.com.au/about | access-date=26 June 2024}}</ref>


In the 1990s Schwartz Publishing set up the Black Inc imprint, publishing since 2001 the ''[[Quarterly Essay]]'' and since 2005 ''[[The Monthly]]''.<ref name="SMH 2004"/><ref>[[Paul Barry]]: [http://www.thepowerindex.com.au/media-maestros/morry-schwartz "Morry Schwartz"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222042839/http://www.thepowerindex.com.au/media-maestros/morry-schwartz |date=2014-02-22 }}, in The Power Index, retrieved 10 February 2014</ref>
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=== The Monthly ===
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''The Monthly'' launched in 2005. It is Australia’s foremost magazine on politics and culture. ''The Monthly'' has published key journalism on everything from the Gunns pulp mill in Tasmania to the death in custody of Cameron Doomadgee on Palm Island. Its contributor list includes [[Helen Garner]], [[Richard Flanagan]], [[David Marr (journalist)|David Marr]], [[Don Watson]], [[Chloe Hooper]], [[Tim Winton]], [[Christos Tsiolkas]], [[Noel Pearson]], Anne Manne, [[Robert Manne]], [[Karen Hitchcock (author)|Karen Hitchcock]], Anwen Crawford, [[Anna Goldsworthy]] and [[J. M. Coetzee|J.M. Coetzee]]. In 2020, ''The Monthly'' had 100,000 print readership and 220,000 web and app readership.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Monthly|url=https://schwartzmedia.com.au/titles/the-monthly|access-date=2021-07-12|website=Schwartz Media|language=en}}</ref> The current editor of ''The Monthly'' is Nick Feik.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Christensen|first=Nic|date=2014-03-14|title=Nick Feik promoted to editor of The Monthly, John van Tiggelen to become staff writer|url=https://mumbrella.com.au/nick-feik-promoted-editor-monthly-van-tiggelen-move-writing-role-213616|access-date=2021-07-12|website=Mumbrella|language=en-US}}</ref>


In 2017, Black Inc. Books alongside [[La Trobe University]] launched a joint publishing imprint, La Trobe University Press (LTUP).{{cn|date=December 2023}}
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=== The Saturday Paper ===


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== ''The Monthly'' ==
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In 2014, Schwartz Media began publishing ''The Saturday Paper'', with the aim to "challenge orthodoxy...question authority and provoke debate."''<ref>{{cite web|title=Editorial|url=http://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/opinion/editorial/2014/02/28/the-saturday-papers-launch-edition/1393554424|work=The Saturday Paper|publisher=Black Inc|access-date=1 March 2014|author=Erik Jensen|format=Editorial|year=2014|quote=challenge orthodoxy; permission to question authority and provoke debate}}</ref> ''The newspaper was launched on 1 March 2014 in Sydney, Melbourne, and Canberra. The publication of ''The Saturday Paper'' came at a time when newspapers were experiencing major write-downs.<ref>{{cite web|last=Zappone|first=Chris|title=Fairfax cuts billions from masthead values|url=http://www.smh.com.au/business/earnings-season/fairfax-cuts-billions-from-masthead-values-20120823-24nl6.html|work=Sydney Morning Herald|publisher=Fairfax Media|access-date=1 March 2014|date=August 23, 2012}}</ref> Schwartz Media is one of the most trusted media sources in Australia, being the most trusted non-broadcast media outlets and placing 3rd in overall media outlets just behind SBS and ABC, by a Roy Morgan Media Net Trust Survey in April 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|title=ABC still most trusted {{!}} Facebook improves|url=http://www.roymorgan.com/findings/8064-abc-remains-most-trusted-media-201907220424|access-date=2020-10-19|website=Roy Morgan|language=en}}</ref> Schwartz Media was one of only four media outlets with a positive media trust rating.''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Long read: A new revenue model for publishers - AdNews|url=https://www.adnews.com.au/news/long-read-a-new-revenue-model-for-publishers|access-date=2020-10-19|website=www.adnews.com.au|language=en}}</ref>'' In the 12 months leading up to September 2019, ''The Saturday Paper's'' readership results were released, showing that new paper had successfully grown by 8.2% with now a circulation of 250,000, despite the overall news media industry declining by 3.7%''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=It’s official: Newspaper masthead readership is up 3.2% to over 16 million!|url=http://www.roymorgan.com/findings/7588-roy-morgan-australian-readership-figures-newspapers-march-2018-201805100427|access-date=2020-10-19|website=Roy Morgan|language=en}}</ref>''
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''The Monthly'', a magazine focused on politics and culture, launched in 2005. Its contributor list includes [[Helen Garner]], [[Richard Flanagan]], [[David Marr (journalist)|David Marr]], [[Don Watson]], [[Chloe Hooper]], [[Tim Winton]], [[Christos Tsiolkas]], [[Noel Pearson]], Anne Manne, [[Robert Manne]], [[Karen Hitchcock (author)|Karen Hitchcock]], Anwen Crawford, [[Anna Goldsworthy]], and [[J. M. Coetzee|J.M. Coetzee]]. In 2020, ''The Monthly'' had 100,000 print readership and 220,000 web and app readership.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Monthly |url=https://schwartzmedia.com.au/titles/the-monthly|access-date=2021-07-12|website=Schwartz Media|language=en}}</ref> ''The Monthly'' reported a 40% increase in subscriptions between March 2020 and March 2021.<ref name =jaspan/>


According to data from Roy Morgan, ''The Saturday Paper'' nearly doubled its readership during the Covid-19 pandemic, with figures reported from March 2020, 119,000 growing to 224,000, March 2021. Schwartz Media’s flagship magazine, ''The Monthly'', has reported a 40% increase in subscriptions since March 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Jaspan|first=Calum|date=2021-06-18|title=Maddison Connaughton finishes up as editor of The Saturday Paper|url=https://mumbrella.com.au/maddison-connaughton-finishes-up-as-editor-of-the-saturday-paper-688468|access-date=2021-07-12|website=Mumbrella|language=en-US}}</ref>
{{as of |May 2022}} the editor of ''The Monthly'' is Michael Williams.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mediaweek |date=2022-05-20 |title=The Monthly names Michael Williams as editor after the departure of Nick Feik |url=https://www.mediaweek.com.au/the-monthly-names-michael-williams-as-editor-after-departure-of-nick-feik/ |access-date=2023-10-10 |website=Mediaweek |language=en-AU}}</ref>


=== Podcasts and new media ===
== ''The Saturday Paper'' ==
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In 2014, Schwartz Media began publishing ''The Saturday Paper'', with the aim to "challenge orthodoxy...question authority and provoke debate."''<ref>{{cite web|title=Editorial|url=http://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/opinion/editorial/2014/02/28/the-saturday-papers-launch-edition/1393554424|work=The Saturday Paper|publisher=Black Inc|access-date=1 March 2014|author=Erik Jensen|format=Editorial|year=2014|quote=challenge orthodoxy; permission to question authority and provoke debate}}</ref> ''The newspaper was launched on 1 March 2014 in Sydney, Melbourne, and Canberra. The publication of ''The Saturday Paper'' came at a time when newspapers were experiencing major write-downs.<ref>{{cite web|last=Zappone|first=Chris|title=Fairfax cuts billions from masthead values|url=http://www.smh.com.au/business/earnings-season/fairfax-cuts-billions-from-masthead-values-20120823-24nl6.html|work=Sydney Morning Herald|publisher=Fairfax Media|access-date=1 March 2014|date=August 23, 2012}}</ref>


In the 12 months leading up to September 2019, ''The Saturday Paper'''s readership results were released, showing that new paper had successfully grown by 8.2% with now a circulation of 250,000, despite the overall news media industry declining by 3.7%''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=It's official: Newspaper masthead readership is up 3.2% to over 16 million!|url=http://www.roymorgan.com/findings/7588-roy-morgan-australian-readership-figures-newspapers-march-2018-201805100427|access-date=2020-10-19|website=Roy Morgan|language=en}}</ref>''
==== [https://7ampodcast.com.au/ 7am] ====
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In May 2019, Schwartz Media announced the launch of 7am, a daily new podcast.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-05-14|title=Schwartz Media launches daily news podcast|url=https://mumbrella.com.au/schwartz-media-launches-daily-news-podcast-579453|access-date=2020-10-19|website=Mumbrella|language=en-US}}</ref> 7am is hosted by award-winning investigative journalist and documentary host Ruby Jones and with editor Osman Faruqi. Available every weekday morning, the podcast followed a global trend of increasing engagement, popularity and adoption of podcasting as a new medium of media, having increased by 700,000 active Australian listeners since 2015 (an increase of 70).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Podcasts growing in popularity in Australia|url=http://www.roymorgan.com/findings/8056-podcast-listeners-australia-march-2019-201907190703|access-date=2020-10-19|website=Roy Morgan|language=en}}</ref>


In May 2020, 7am announced it would be partnering with [[Acast]] the world's largest podcast company for the distribution of its growing listener base, with it now being available on all the major podcasting platforms being [[Podcasts (software)|Apple Podcasts]], [[Spotify]] and [[Google Podcasts]] as well as other smaller platforms such as Acast, Castbox, Overcast, Pocket Casts, Podbean and Stitcher.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-05-05|title=Schwartz Media’s 7am podcast joins Acast|url=https://mumbrella.com.au/schwartz-medias-7am-podcast-joins-acast-627056|access-date=2020-10-19|website=Mumbrella|language=en-US}}</ref>
According to data from [[Roy Morgan]], ''The Saturday Paper'' nearly doubled its readership during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Australia |COVID-19 pandemic]], with figures reported from 119,000 in March 2020 growing to 224,000 in March 2021.<ref name =jaspan>{{Cite web|last=Jaspan|first=Calum|date=2021-06-18|title=Maddison Connaughton finishes up as editor of The Saturday Paper| url=https://mumbrella.com.au/maddison-connaughton-finishes-up-as-editor-of-the-saturday-paper-688468|access-date=2021-07-12|website=Mumbrella|language=en-US}}</ref>


== Podcasts and new media ==
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Following this announcement, Schwartz Media also celebrated a new audience listenership milestone, with an average of 45,000 Australian listens each day, or almost a quarter of a million listens weekly, placing it in the top five Australian podcasts.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-05-29|title=Schwartz Media’s 7am podcast celebrates one year with listener milestone|url=https://mumbrella.com.au/schwartz-medias-7am-podcast-celebrates-one-year-with-listener-milestone-629686|access-date=2020-10-19|website=Mumbrella|language=en-US}}</ref> Schwartz Media has subsequently launched two more podcasts being The Saturday Quiz hosted by Australian actor [[John Leary (actor)|John Leary]] and The AFA Podcast hosted by Jonathan Pearlman, the editor of the Australian Foreign Affairs Journal.


=== ''7am'' ===
==== [https://theculturepodcast.com.au/ The Culture] ====
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In May 2019, Schwartz Media announced the launch of ''7am'', a daily news podcast.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-05-14|title=Schwartz Media launches daily news podcast |url=https://mumbrella.com.au/schwartz-media-launches-daily-news-podcast-579453|access-date=2020-10-19|website=[[Mumbrella]]|language=en-US}}</ref> ''7am'' is hosted by Ruby Jones and with editor [[Osman Faruqi]] and is available every weekday morning.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Podcasts growing in popularity in Australia |url=http://www.roymorgan.com/findings/8056-podcast-listeners-australia-march-2019-201907190703|access-date=2020-10-19|website=Roy Morgan|language=en}}</ref>
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Building on the success of its flagship daily news podcast 7am, and its growing arts and culture coverage, Schwartz Media launched The Culture in May 2021. Award-winning journalist and editor of 7am Osman Faruqi is the host of The Culture. Episodes are released every Friday, taking a weekly deep dive into the latest in film, music, TV, streaming, books and art.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Zanda Wilson|date=2021-05-13|title=Osman Faruqi fronts new Schwartz Media podcast The Culture|url=https://mumbrella.com.au/ozman-faruqi-fronts-new-schwartz-media-podcast-the-culture-682730|access-date=2021-07-12|website=Mumbrella|language=en-US}}</ref>


In May 2020, ''7am'' announced it would be partnering with [[Acast]], the world's largest podcast company, for the distribution of its growing listener base, with it now being available on all the major podcasting platforms, being [[Podcasts (software)|Apple Podcasts]], [[Spotify]], and [[Google Podcasts]], as well as other smaller platforms such as Acast, Castbox, Overcast, Pocket Casts, Podbean and Stitcher.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-05-05|title=Schwartz Media's 7am podcast joins Acast|url=https://mumbrella.com.au/schwartz-medias-7am-podcast-joins-acast-627056|access-date=2020-10-19|website=Mumbrella|language=en-US}}</ref>
=== Editorial Appointments and Changes ===


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Following this announcement, Schwartz Media also celebrated a new audience listenership milestone, with an average of 45,000 Australian listens each day, or almost a quarter of a million listens weekly, placing it in the top five Australian podcasts.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-05-29|title=Schwartz Media's 7am podcast celebrates one year with listener milestone |url=https://mumbrella.com.au/schwartz-medias-7am-podcast-celebrates-one-year-with-listener-milestone-629686|access-date=2020-10-19|website=[[Mumbrella]] |language=en-US}}</ref> Schwartz Media has subsequently launched two more podcasts, ''The Saturday Quiz'', hosted by Australian actor [[John Leary (actor)|John Leary]], and ''The AFA Podcast'', hosted by Jonathan Pearlman, the editor of the ''[[Australian Foreign Affairs Journal]]''.{{cn|date=December 2023}}
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The [[CEO]] of Schwartz Media is Rebecca Costello, who has been in this role from September 2006. In June 2018, [[Erik Jensen (writer)|Erik Jensen]], formerly editor of ''The Saturday Paper'', became [[editor-in-chief]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://mumbrella.com.au/vices-maddison-connaughton-named-new-editor-of-the-saturday-paper-523700|title=Vice’s Maddison Connaughton named new editor of The Saturday Paper|last=Zoe Samios|date=15 June 2018|work=[[Mumbrella]]|publisher=[[News Corp Australia]]|access-date=25 April 2020}}</ref> of Schwartz Media and ''The Saturday Paper''.<ref name="blackinc">{{cite web|url=https://www.blackincbooks.com.au/authors/erik-jensen|website=Black Inc Books|title=Erik Jensen|access-date=25 April 2020}}</ref> Charis Palmer was previously the CEO of Schwartz Pro, being in the role from its planning and pre-launch in June 2018 until her departure in early 2020.

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=== ''The Culture'' ===
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Building on the success of its flagship daily news podcast ''7am'', and its growing arts and culture coverage, Schwartz Media launched ''The Culture'' in May 2021, hosted by Osman Faruqi. Episodes are released every Friday, covering film, music, TV, streaming, books, and art.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Zanda Wilson|date=2021-05-13|title=Osman Faruqi fronts new Schwartz Media podcast The Culture |url=https://mumbrella.com.au/ozman-faruqi-fronts-new-schwartz-media-podcast-the-culture-682730|access-date=2021-07-12|website=Mumbrella|language=en-US}}</ref>

== Governance and people ==
Scwartz was chairman of the board until December 2023, when he resigned the position and said that he would be stepping back from hands-on operations.<ref name=burke2023/>

The former [[CEO]] of Schwartz Media, Rebecca Costello, resigned in September 2023, to become managing director of [[Guardian Australia]]. A new CEO is to be appointed in 2024.<ref name=burke2023>{{cite web | last=Burke | first=Kelly | title=Morry Schwartz steps aside as chairman of independent publisher Schwartz Media | website=the Guardian | date=11 December 2023 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/dec/11/morry-schwartz-schwartz-media-steps-aside-wife-anna | access-date=11 December 2023}}</ref>

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In June 2018, [[Erik Jensen (writer)|Erik Jensen]], formerly editor of ''The Saturday Paper'', became [[editor-in-chief]]<ref>{{cite news| url=https://mumbrella.com.au/vices-maddison-connaughton-named-new-editor-of-the-saturday-paper-523700|title=Vice's Maddison Connaughton named new editor of The Saturday Paper|last=Zoe Samios|date=15 June 2018|work=[[Mumbrella]]|publisher=[[News Corp Australia]]|access-date=25 April 2020}}</ref> of Schwartz Media and ''The Saturday Paper''.<ref name="blackinc">{{cite web |url=https://www.blackincbooks.com.au/authors/erik-jensen|website=Black Inc Books |title=Erik Jensen|date=11 June 2014 |access-date=25 April 2020}}</ref> In June 2021, Jensen returned to the role of editor of ''The Saturday Paper'', a position he had previously held from 2014 to 2018.{{cn|date=December 2023}} {{as of |December 2023}} he is still in this position.<ref name=burke2023/>


In March 2014, Nick Feik was appointed editor of ''The Monthly''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Christensen|first=Nic|date=2014-03-14|title=Nick Feik promoted to editor of The Monthly, John van Tiggelen to become staff writer|url=https://mumbrella.com.au/nick-feik-promoted-editor-monthly-van-tiggelen-move-writing-role-213616|access-date=2021-07-12|website=Mumbrella|language=en-US}}</ref>
In March 2014, Nick Feik was appointed editor of ''The Monthly''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Christensen|first=Nic|date=2014-03-14|title=Nick Feik promoted to editor of The Monthly, John van Tiggelen to become staff writer|url=https://mumbrella.com.au/nick-feik-promoted-editor-monthly-van-tiggelen-move-writing-role-213616|access-date=2021-07-12|website=Mumbrella|language=en-US}}</ref>


Maddison Connaughton was appointed editor of ''The Saturday Paper'' in July 2018, a role she held until June 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Jaspan|first=Calum|date=2021-06-18|title=Maddison Connaughton finishes up as editor of The Saturday Paper|url=https://mumbrella.com.au/maddison-connaughton-finishes-up-as-editor-of-the-saturday-paper-688468|access-date=2021-07-12|website=Mumbrella|language=en-US}}</ref>
[[Maddison Connaughton]] was appointed editor of ''The Saturday Paper'' in July 2018, a role she held until June 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Jaspan|first=Calum|date=2021-06-18|title=Maddison Connaughton finishes up as editor of The Saturday Paper |url=https://mumbrella.com.au/maddison-connaughton-finishes-up-as-editor-of-the-saturday-paper-688468|access-date=2021-07-12|website=Mumbrella |language=en-US}}</ref>


Pascall Prize-winning critic Alison Croggon was appointed arts editor of ''The Saturday Paper'' in August 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Welcome, Alison Croggon|url=https://schwartzmedia.com.au/news/welcome-alison-croggon|access-date=2021-07-12|website=Schwartz Media|language=en}}</ref>
Pascall Prize-winning critic Alison Croggon was appointed arts editor of ''The Saturday Paper'' in August 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Welcome, Alison Croggon|url=https://schwartzmedia.com.au/news/welcome-alison-croggon|access-date=2021-07-12|website=Schwartz Media|language=en}}</ref>


In April 2021, Osman Faruqi was appointed inaugural head of audio at Schwartz Media, overseeing the growth of the company’s podcast offering.
In April 2021, [[Osman Faruqi]] was appointed inaugural head of audio at Schwartz Media, overseeing the growth of the company’s podcast offering.{{cn|date=December 2023}}


== Public trust ==
In June 2021, Erik Jensen returned to the role of editor of ''The Saturday Paper,'' a position he had previously held from 2014 - 2018.  
According to a Roy Morgan Media Net Trust Survey in April 2019, Schwartz Media was one of the most trusted media sources in Australia, being the most trusted non-broadcast media outlet, and placing third in overall media outlets just behind SBS and the [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation |ABC]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=ABC still most trusted {{!}} Facebook improves |url=http://www.roymorgan.com/findings/8064-abc-remains-most-trusted-media-201907220424|access-date=2020-10-19|website=Roy Morgan|language=en}}</ref> Schwartz Media was one of only four media outlets with a positive media trust rating.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Long read: A new revenue model for publishers - AdNews|url=https://www.adnews.com.au/news/long-read-a-new-revenue-model-for-publishers|access-date=2020-10-19|website=www.adnews.com.au|language=en}}</ref>''

==Publications==
<!--- needs citing and formatting ==Publications==
=== Black Inc ===
=== Black Inc ===
* [[Quarterly Essay]]
* ''[[Quarterly Essay]]''
* Australian Foreign Affairs
* ''Australian Foreign Affairs''
* The La Trobe University Press
* The La Trobe University Press


=== Schwartz Media ===
=== Schwartz Media ===
* [[The Monthly]]
* ''[[The Monthly]]''
* [[The Saturday Paper]]
* ''[[The Saturday Paper]]''
* 7am (podcast)
* ''7am'' (podcast)
* The Culture (podcast)
* ''The Culture'' (podcast)
* The AFA Podcast (podcast)
* ''The AFA Podcast'' (podcast)


=== Email Products ===
=== Email Products ===

==== Post ====
==== Post ====
Post is a free email edited by journalist Max Opray which provides news updates on the top stories of the day, delivered to subscribers’ inboxes on weekday mornings. In 2021, Post had over 30,000 subscribers.
Post is a free email edited by journalist Max Opray which provides news updates on the top stories of the day, delivered to subscribers’ inboxes on weekday mornings. In 2021, Post had over 30,000 subscribers.

==== The Politics ====
==== The Politics ====
The Politics is a free daily column covering the day in politics, delivered to subscribers' inboxes on weekday afternoons. Contributing editor to ''The Monthly'' Rachel Withers is the current editor of The Politics. Award-winning journalist Paddy Manning was the previous editor. In 2021, The Monthly Today had over 20,000 subscribers.  
The Politics is a free daily column covering the day in politics, delivered to subscribers' inboxes on weekday afternoons. Contributing editor to ''The Monthly'' Rachel Withers is the current editor of The Politics. Award-winning journalist Paddy Manning was the previous editor. In 2021, The Monthly Today had over 20,000 subscribers.  


Schwartz Media publishes other free email products including The Saturday Briefing from ''The Saturday Paper'', Sunday Reads from ''The Monthly'', and Audiogram from ''7am''.
Schwartz Media publishes other free email products including The Saturday Briefing from ''The Saturday Paper'', Sunday Reads from ''The Monthly'', and Audiogram from ''7am''. ----end commenting out--->


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Schwartz Publishing (Schwartz Media)
Founded1974
FounderMorry Schwartz
Country of originAustralia
Headquarters locationMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
Publication typesBooks, magazines, newspapers, journals, digital media
ImprintsBlack Inc, La Trobe University Press, Nero, Quarterly Essay Journal, Australian Foreign Affairs Journal, Writers on Writers
No. of employees50–200
Official websiteschwartzpublishing.com.au

Schwartz Publishing is an Australian publishing house, digital media, and news media organisation based in Melbourne, established by Australian property developer Morry Schwartz in the 1980s. Since the late 1990s many of its publications have appeared under the Black Inc imprint.[1] Schwartz Publishing has its complementary brand Schwartz Media, which all sit under the wider group of Schwartz companies, specialising in newspapers, books, essays, magazines, journals, podcasts, and online news media. Its most well-known publications are Quarterly Essay, The Saturday Paper, and The Monthly.

History

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In the 1980s Schwartz Publishing, founded by Morry Schwartz, mainly published American self-help and counterculture books. Its all-time bestseller was Life's Little Instruction Book by H. Jackson Brown Jr. with 300,000 copies sold.[1][2]

In the 1990s Schwartz Publishing set up the Black Inc imprint, publishing since 2001 the Quarterly Essay and since 2005 The Monthly.[1][3]

In 2017, Black Inc. Books alongside La Trobe University launched a joint publishing imprint, La Trobe University Press (LTUP).[citation needed]

The Monthly

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The Monthly, a magazine focused on politics and culture, launched in 2005. Its contributor list includes Helen Garner, Richard Flanagan, David Marr, Don Watson, Chloe Hooper, Tim Winton, Christos Tsiolkas, Noel Pearson, Anne Manne, Robert Manne, Karen Hitchcock, Anwen Crawford, Anna Goldsworthy, and J.M. Coetzee. In 2020, The Monthly had 100,000 print readership and 220,000 web and app readership.[4] The Monthly reported a 40% increase in subscriptions between March 2020 and March 2021.[5]

As of May 2022 the editor of The Monthly is Michael Williams.[6]

The Saturday Paper

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In 2014, Schwartz Media began publishing The Saturday Paper, with the aim to "challenge orthodoxy...question authority and provoke debate."[7] The newspaper was launched on 1 March 2014 in Sydney, Melbourne, and Canberra. The publication of The Saturday Paper came at a time when newspapers were experiencing major write-downs.[8]

In the 12 months leading up to September 2019, The Saturday Paper's readership results were released, showing that new paper had successfully grown by 8.2% with now a circulation of 250,000, despite the overall news media industry declining by 3.7%.[9]

According to data from Roy Morgan, The Saturday Paper nearly doubled its readership during the COVID-19 pandemic, with figures reported from 119,000 in March 2020 growing to 224,000 in March 2021.[5]

Podcasts and new media

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7am

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In May 2019, Schwartz Media announced the launch of 7am, a daily news podcast.[10] 7am is hosted by Ruby Jones and with editor Osman Faruqi and is available every weekday morning.[11]

In May 2020, 7am announced it would be partnering with Acast, the world's largest podcast company, for the distribution of its growing listener base, with it now being available on all the major podcasting platforms, being Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Google Podcasts, as well as other smaller platforms such as Acast, Castbox, Overcast, Pocket Casts, Podbean and Stitcher.[12]

Following this announcement, Schwartz Media also celebrated a new audience listenership milestone, with an average of 45,000 Australian listens each day, or almost a quarter of a million listens weekly, placing it in the top five Australian podcasts.[13] Schwartz Media has subsequently launched two more podcasts, The Saturday Quiz, hosted by Australian actor John Leary, and The AFA Podcast, hosted by Jonathan Pearlman, the editor of the Australian Foreign Affairs Journal.[citation needed]

The Culture

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Building on the success of its flagship daily news podcast 7am, and its growing arts and culture coverage, Schwartz Media launched The Culture in May 2021, hosted by Osman Faruqi. Episodes are released every Friday, covering film, music, TV, streaming, books, and art.[14]

Governance and people

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Scwartz was chairman of the board until December 2023, when he resigned the position and said that he would be stepping back from hands-on operations.[15]

The former CEO of Schwartz Media, Rebecca Costello, resigned in September 2023, to become managing director of Guardian Australia. A new CEO is to be appointed in 2024.[15]

In June 2018, Erik Jensen, formerly editor of The Saturday Paper, became editor-in-chief[16] of Schwartz Media and The Saturday Paper.[17] In June 2021, Jensen returned to the role of editor of The Saturday Paper, a position he had previously held from 2014 to 2018.[citation needed] As of December 2023 he is still in this position.[15]

In March 2014, Nick Feik was appointed editor of The Monthly.[18]

Maddison Connaughton was appointed editor of The Saturday Paper in July 2018, a role she held until June 2021.[19]

Pascall Prize-winning critic Alison Croggon was appointed arts editor of The Saturday Paper in August 2020.[20]

In April 2021, Osman Faruqi was appointed inaugural head of audio at Schwartz Media, overseeing the growth of the company’s podcast offering.[citation needed]

Public trust

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According to a Roy Morgan Media Net Trust Survey in April 2019, Schwartz Media was one of the most trusted media sources in Australia, being the most trusted non-broadcast media outlet, and placing third in overall media outlets just behind SBS and the ABC.[21] Schwartz Media was one of only four media outlets with a positive media trust rating.[22]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Susan Wyndham: "Developer adds another story" in The Sydney Morning Herald, 12 June 2004
  2. ^ "About". Schwartz. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  3. ^ Paul Barry: "Morry Schwartz" Archived 2014-02-22 at the Wayback Machine, in The Power Index, retrieved 10 February 2014
  4. ^ "The Monthly". Schwartz Media. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  5. ^ a b Jaspan, Calum (18 June 2021). "Maddison Connaughton finishes up as editor of The Saturday Paper". Mumbrella. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  6. ^ Mediaweek (20 May 2022). "The Monthly names Michael Williams as editor after the departure of Nick Feik". Mediaweek. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  7. ^ Erik Jensen (2014). "Editorial" (Editorial). The Saturday Paper. Black Inc. Retrieved 1 March 2014. challenge orthodoxy; permission to question authority and provoke debate
  8. ^ Zappone, Chris (23 August 2012). "Fairfax cuts billions from masthead values". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  9. ^ "It's official: Newspaper masthead readership is up 3.2% to over 16 million!". Roy Morgan. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  10. ^ "Schwartz Media launches daily news podcast". Mumbrella. 14 May 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  11. ^ "Podcasts growing in popularity in Australia". Roy Morgan. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  12. ^ "Schwartz Media's 7am podcast joins Acast". Mumbrella. 5 May 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  13. ^ "Schwartz Media's 7am podcast celebrates one year with listener milestone". Mumbrella. 29 May 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  14. ^ Zanda Wilson (13 May 2021). "Osman Faruqi fronts new Schwartz Media podcast The Culture". Mumbrella. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  15. ^ a b c Burke, Kelly (11 December 2023). "Morry Schwartz steps aside as chairman of independent publisher Schwartz Media". the Guardian. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  16. ^ Zoe Samios (15 June 2018). "Vice's Maddison Connaughton named new editor of The Saturday Paper". Mumbrella. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  17. ^ "Erik Jensen". Black Inc Books. 11 June 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  18. ^ Christensen, Nic (14 March 2014). "Nick Feik promoted to editor of The Monthly, John van Tiggelen to become staff writer". Mumbrella. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  19. ^ Jaspan, Calum (18 June 2021). "Maddison Connaughton finishes up as editor of The Saturday Paper". Mumbrella. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  20. ^ "Welcome, Alison Croggon". Schwartz Media. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  21. ^ "ABC still most trusted | Facebook improves". Roy Morgan. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  22. ^ "Long read: A new revenue model for publishers - AdNews". www.adnews.com.au. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
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