Capital Brief
| Available in | English |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Sydney, Australia |
| Owner | Scire |
| Editor | John McDuling |
| CEO | Chris Janz |
| URL | https://www.capitalbrief.com |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Optional |
| Launched | 2023-08-23 |
| Current status | Active |
Capital Briefis an Australian news website that primarily covers business and politics. It launched in August 2023[1]and is aimed at founders, executives, investors and politicians and policymakers.[2][3]
Theeditor-in-chiefis John McDuling, the former national business editor ofThe Sydney Morning HeraldandThe Age.[4]
Journalists are based inSydney,MelbourneandCanberra.They include chief political correspondent Anthony Galloway,[5]VC and startups correspondent Bronwen Clune,[6]legal and regulatory affairs correspondent Laurel Henning,[7]media correspondent John Buckley,[8]markets and finance correspondent Jack Derwin,[9]technology correspondent Dan Van Boom,[10]associate editor business and geopolitics Philip Wen[11]and associate editor banking and finance Andrew Cornell.[12]
Its main newsletter,The Edition,is published at 4.30pm weekdays. Specialist newslettersCapital Gains(banking and finance),Prima Facie(legal affairs),Sweat Equity(VC and startups), andPolitical Capital(politics and policy) are published weekly.[13]
The company also produces the dailyM&A,equity capital marketsandVCdeals newsletterLetter of Intent,which was acquired in 2023 for an undisclosed sum.[14][15]
Its business model issubscription based[16]and unlike many Australian media companies,[17]it does not collect personal data for advertisement targeting.[18]Its "reader-revenue-first and journalism-first" approach is modelled on the US websitesThe Information,AxiosandSemafor.[19]
The publication includes breaking news provided by national newswireAustralian Associated Pressin a "briefings" format that is unique to the publication.[20]
It is the first publication from Scire, astart-uplaunched by formerFairfax Mediaexecutives Chris Janz and David Eisman.[21][22]The venture was confirmed in March 2023 after months of speculation in Australian media.[23][24][25][26][27]Janz was previously publisher ofThe Sydney Morning Herald,The AgeandThe Australian Financial Reviewand led the initiatives that prevented The Age and Herald from discontinuing their print editions.[28]
Scire is backed by Sydneyventure capitalfirm Shearwater Capital.[29]
References
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- ^"Journalist Spotlight | Interview with Anthony Galloway, Chief Political Correspondent at Capital Brief".www.medianet.com.au.Retrieved2024-02-27.
- ^"Clune brings" lived experience "to Capital Brief reporting (Part 1)".influencing.com.Retrieved2024-02-27.
- ^"Journalist Spotlight | Interview with Laurel Henning, Legal and Regulatory Affairs Reporter at Capital Brief".www.medianet.com.au.Retrieved2024-02-27.
- ^"Buckley joins Capital Brief newsroom".influencing.com.Retrieved2024-02-27.
- ^"Journalist Spotlight | Interview with Jack Derwin, Markets and Finance Correspondent at Capital Brief".www.medianet.com.au.Retrieved2024-02-27.
- ^"Scire Media's Capital Brief builds out team - AdNews".www.adnews.com.au.Retrieved2024-02-27.
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- ^"Journalist Spotlight | Interview with Andrew Cornell, Associate Editor for Financial Services at Capital Brief".www.medianet.com.au.Retrieved2024-02-27.
- ^"Newsletters".Capital Brief.Retrieved9 January2024.
- ^"Kal Jamshidi on LinkedIn: It started as a COVID side project".LinkedIn.Retrieved9 January2024.
- ^"☕️ Rates expectations".Letter of Intent.
- ^Burrowes, Tim (2024-02-25)."'I love to prove the naysayers wrong': Scire founder Chris Janz on launching a subs-led business publishing challenger ".www.unmade.media.Retrieved2024-02-27.
- ^"Perspective - First party data emerging as the new oil in digital advertising - AdNews".www.adnews.com.au.Retrieved2024-02-27.
- ^"'No personal data': Chasing audience scale, ad exchanges, big tech targeting is publisher folly as media trust plummets, says Scire's Chris Janz, Guardian's Dan Stinton; No-tracking, contextual ads next growth wave | Mi3 ".www.mi-3.com.au.Retrieved2024-02-27.
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- ^Media Mavericks Unleashed: Redefining Digital News | Straight Talk Podcast | Mark Bouris,retrieved2024-02-27
- ^"Former Fairfax executives score VC backing for mystery start-up".Australian Financial Review.2023-02-03.Retrieved2024-02-27.
- ^Madden, James (2023-06-26)."Ex-Nine execs Chris Janz and David Eisman aim to fill news 'void' with business website".The Australian.
- ^Jaspan, Calum (2023-03-20)."Former Nine/Fairfax execs to launch VC-backed subscription news business Scire".Mumbrella.Retrieved2024-02-27.
- ^"Chris Janz building a news subscription venture - AdNews".www.adnews.com.au.Retrieved2024-02-27.
- ^Mediaweek (2023-03-26)."Former Nine execs Chris Janz and David Eisman reveal plans to launch a new business publication".Mediaweek.Retrieved2024-02-27.
- ^Burrowes, Tim (2021-07-12)."How Chris Janz's Blue Team saved The Age and The SMH".Mumbrella.Retrieved2024-02-27.
- ^"Our companies".Shearwater Capital.Retrieved9 January2024.
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