New Matilda
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Type of site | Online magazine |
|---|---|
| Available in | English |
| Owner | Cordell Media Pty Ltd |
| Editor | Chris Graham |
| URL | newmatilda |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | None available |
| Launched | August 2004 |
newmatilda,commonly known asNew Matilda,is a left-wing independentAustralianwebsite of news, analysis and satire.
History
[edit]The website was established byJohn Menaduein August 2004. Its founding editor was Natasha Cica. The website is now registered in the name of Cordell Media Pty Ltd.[1]In May 2007, the policy section of newmatilda separated to become theCentre for Policy Development,a left-wing think tank.[citation needed]
On 27 May 2010, editorMarni Cordellannounced that the publication would cease on 25 June, due to financial support drying up.[2]On 8 October 2010, Cordell announced that newmatilda would be returning as a reader supported site.[3]The site raised more than $150,000 in a six-week fundraising campaign and is now back up and running and publishing daily. However, webanalytics for January 2016 showed the site was barely performing, rated at 2989 for Australian sites, compared to, for example, 36 forThe Age,or 936 forCrikey.[citation needed]
In May 2014, Cordell announced her resignation and painted an uncertain future for New Matilda.[4]Since then it has continued publishing under its new editor Chris Graham, an investigative journalist and former editor of theNational Indigenous Times.[5]
Content
[edit]The website publishes around 20 articles per week covering Australian politics, business, consumerism, capitalism, race relations, civil society, international affairs, media and culture.[6]Including editorials, a total of 288 articles were published in 2004, 660 articles in 2005, 636 articles in 2006, 631 articles in 2007, 755 articles in 2008 and 736 articles in 2009.[citation needed]
Political cartoons
[edit]Beginning in May 2008, the website featured the satirist cartoons ofBill Leak.[7]They have since denounced Leak many times, in very strong terms, the most recent being in March 2017, byMichael Brull.The title was "RIP Bill Leak… You Boring Racist Who Ran With The Pack And Upheld Every Murdoch Orthodoxy".[8]
Notes
[edit]- ^"FAQ".Newmatilda. Archived fromthe originalon 7 June 2010.Retrieved31 May2010.
- ^Cordell, Marni."Curtains For Newmatilda".Newmatilda. Archived fromthe originalon 30 May 2010.Retrieved26 May2010.
- ^Cordell, Marni."Miss Us? New Matilda Is On The Way Back!".Newmatilda. Archived fromthe originalon 7 November 2010.Retrieved27 October2010.
- ^"Independent news website New Matilda receives takeover offers".The Sydney Morning Herald.6 May 2014.Retrieved13 May2014.
- ^"Chris Graham to take over New Matilda".Mumbrella. 15 May 2014.Retrieved15 October2014.
- ^"About Us".Newmatilda. Archived fromthe originalon 29 May 2010.Retrieved21 January2009.
- ^"tag: bill leak: p. 10".Archived fromthe originalon 17 July 2011.Retrieved31 May2010.
- ^"RIP Bill Leak… You Boring Racist Who Ran With The Pack And Upheld Every Murdoch Orthodoxy".New Matilda.15 March 2017.Retrieved20 February2018.