| Categories | Public sector |
|---|---|
| First issue | 2014 |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Website | themandarin |
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. Tom Burton, former executive editor at The Sydney Morning Herald, was appointed publisher.
The website's audience grew to around 25,000 subscribers and 90,000 unique visitors to the website per month by 2018.
Chris Johnson was a past managing editor. In 2019 Tom Burton departed the company after being appointed editor of The Australian Financial Review's coverage of government issues.
The Mandarin's reporting has been referenced by The New Daily and the Sydney Morning Herald.
Description and people
As of June 2024[update] Peter Gearin, formerly special reports editor at The Mandarin, is editor of the publication, which reports news of interest to Australian public sector managers.
References
- ^ Heffernan, Madeleine (20 March 2014). "No crisis at Crikey, says Private Media chief". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
- ^ "The Mandarin: new online publication for public servants". RN Breakfast. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 5 September 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ a b Heffernan, Madeleine (13 March 2014). "Private Media courts public servants with new publication The Mandarin". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ Christensen, Nic (5 May 2014). "Ex-SMH executive editor Tom Burton named publisher of The Mandarin". Mumbrella. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
- ^ Joshi, Kruti (28 August 2018). "Behind the success of The Mandarin with publisher Tom Burton". Mediaweek. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
- ^ "Chris Johnson". The Mandarin. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
- ^ Blackiston, Hannah (22 December 2019). "Former The Mandarin publisher, Tom Burton, named AFR government editor". Mumbrella. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
- ^ "'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.
- ^ Thals, Kaitlin (25 February 2015). "Calls for Australia Post chief to step aside". The New Daily. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- ^ "Our Team". The Mandarin. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
