The Mandarin (website)

For the Marvel Comics character, see Mandarin (character).

The Mandarin
CategoriesPublic sector
First issue2014; 11 years ago (2014)
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
Websitethemandarin.com.au

The Mandarin is an Australian online magazine, owned by Private Media.

History

The Mandarin was launched in 2014 as a part of Private Media's "broader focus on business and the government sector"; Ken Henry, Lucy Turnbull, and Graeme Samuel served on the website's initial advisory committee.[1][2][3] Tom Burton, former executive editor at The Sydney Morning Herald, was appointed publisher.[4]

The website's audience grew to around 25,000 subscribers and 90,000 unique visitors to the website per month by 2018.[5]

Chris Johnson was a past managing editor.[6] In 2019 Tom Burton departed the company after being appointed editor of The Australian Financial Review's coverage of government issues.[7]

The Mandarin's reporting has been referenced by The New Daily and the Sydney Morning Herald.[8][9]

Description and people

As of June 2024 Peter Gearin, formerly special reports editor at The Mandarin, is editor of the publication,[10] which reports news of interest to Australian public sector managers.[3]

References

  1. ^ Heffernan, Madeleine (20 March 2014). "No crisis at Crikey, says Private Media chief". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  2. ^ "The Mandarin: new online publication for public servants". RN Breakfast. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 5 September 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  3. ^ a b Heffernan, Madeleine (13 March 2014). "Private Media courts public servants with new publication The Mandarin". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  4. ^ Christensen, Nic (5 May 2014). "Ex-SMH executive editor Tom Burton named publisher of The Mandarin". Mumbrella. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  5. ^ Joshi, Kruti (28 August 2018). "Behind the success of The Mandarin with publisher Tom Burton". Mediaweek. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Chris Johnson". The Mandarin. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  7. ^ Blackiston, Hannah (22 December 2019). "Former The Mandarin publisher, Tom Burton, named AFR government editor". Mumbrella. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  8. ^ "'Home is not what it used to be': Michael Pezzullo justifies new security super-ministry in colourful speech". Sydney Morning Herald. 17 October 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  9. ^ Thals, Kaitlin (25 February 2015). "Calls for Australia Post chief to step aside". The New Daily. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  10. ^ "Our Team". The Mandarin. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.

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