Schwartz Publishing
Schwartz Publishing is an Australian left wing publishing house based in Melbourne established by Morry Schwartz in the 1980s. Since the late-1990s many of its publications appeared under the Black Inc imprint.[1]
| Founder | Morry Schwartz |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Headquarters location | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Publication types | Books, Magazines, Newspapers |
| Imprints | Black Inc |
| Official website | www |
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.[1] In the 1990s Schwartz Publishing set up the Black Inc imprint, publishing since 2001 the Quarterly Essay and since 2005 The Monthly.[1][2]
In 2014, Schwartz Media began publishing The Saturday Paper, with the aim to "challenge orthodoxy...question authority and provoke debate."[3] 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.[4]
In June 2018, Erik Jensen, formerly editor of The Saturday Paper, became editor-in-chief[5] of Schwartz Media.[6]
References
- Susan Wyndham: "Developer adds another story" in The Sydney Morning Herald, 12 June 2004
- Paul Barry: "Morry Schwartz" Archived 2014-02-22 at the Wayback Machine, in The Power Index, retrieved 10 February 2014
- Erik Jensen (2014). "Editorial" (Editorial). The Saturday Paper. Black Inc. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
challenge orthodoxy; permission to question authority and provoke debate
- Zappone, Chris (23 August 2012). "Fairfax cuts billions from masthead values". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
- Zoe Samios (15 June 2018). "Vice's Maddison Connaughton named new editor of The Saturday Paper". Mumbrella. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- "Erik Jensen". Black Inc Books. Retrieved 25 April 2020.