New Matilda
Type of site
Online magazine
Available inEnglish
OwnerCordell Media Pty Ltd
EditorChris Graham
URLnewmatilda.com
CommercialYes
RegistrationNone available
LaunchedAugust 2004 (2004-08)

newmatilda.com, commonly known as New Matilda, is a left-wing independent Australian website of news, analysis and satire.

History

The website was established by John Menadue in 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.com separated to become the Centre for Policy Development, a left-wing think tank.

On 27 May 2010, editor Marni Cordell announced that the publication would cease on 25 June, due to financial support drying up.[2] On 8 October 2010, Cordell announced that newmatilda.com 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 for The Age, or 936 for Crikey.com.

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 the National Indigenous Times.[5]

Content

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.

Political cartoons

Beginning in May 2008, the website featured the satirist cartoons of Bill Leak.[7] They have since denounced Leak many times, in very strong terms, the most recent being in March 2017, by Michael Brull. The title was "RIP Bill Leak… You Boring Racist Who Ran With The Pack And Upheld Every Murdoch Orthodoxy".[8]

Notes

  1. ↑ "FAQ". Newmatilda.com. Archived from the original on 7 June 2010. Retrieved 31 May 2010.
  2. ↑ Cordell, Marni. "Curtains For Newmatilda.com". Newmatilda.com. Archived from the original on 30 May 2010. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
  3. ↑ Cordell, Marni. "Miss Us? New Matilda Is On The Way Back!". Newmatilda.com. Archived from the original on 7 November 2010. Retrieved 27 October 2010.
  4. ↑ "Independent news website New Matilda receives takeover offers". The Sydney Morning Herald. 6 May 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  5. ↑ "Chris Graham to take over New Matilda". Mumbrella. 15 May 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  6. ↑ "About Us". Newmatilda.com. Archived from the original on 29 May 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2009.
  7. ↑ "tag: bill leak: p. 10". Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2010.
  8. ↑ "RIP Bill Leak… You Boring Racist Who Ran With The Pack And Upheld Every Murdoch Orthodoxy". New Matilda. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
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