The Chaser (newspaper)

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The Chaser
The Chaser Logo.svg
The Chaser logo
TypeSatirical paper
Owner(s) The Chaser
EditorVarious
Founded1999 (original print)
2015-present (reboot of print)
2005-present (online)
Ceased publication2005 (original print)
Headquarters Surry Hills
Circulation Quarterly (originally fortnightly)
Website www.chaser.com.au

The Chaser is a quarterly (originally fortnightly) satirical newspaper, published in Australia from 1999 to 2005. The masthead continued as a digital publication from 2005, as well as a short-lived app for the Apple iPad in 2010, [1] before resuming print publication as a quarterly journal in 2015. The paper is best known for lending its name to the Australian comedy troupe The Chaser, made up of former contributors to the paper, who have gone on to produce a wide range of media under the Chaser brand.

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History

The newspaper was first published on 9 May 1999, [2] [ dead link ] and quickly made a name for the Chaser team as cutting edge satirists. In particular, the publication gained notoriety after publishing Australian Prime Minister John Howard's private, unlisted home phone number on their front page, prompting readers to phone him with any grievances they had about the government's policies. [3] The writers later claimed that the phone number was sent to them via an anonymous SMS and it was only later published in response to John Howard ignoring anti-war protests. [4] Before this time The Chaser had a limited fan base, but the popularity of the paper was greatly increased as a result of being shown as a lead story in all major Australian news broadcasts.

Another notable stunt by The Chaser newspaper involved the award ceremony for Australian television, the Logies. The top award presented – the Gold Logie – is decided by a popular vote. Due to the small level of voting (restricted only to readers of the magazine TV Week ), the Chaser team encouraged all their readers to vote for little known SBS news reader Anton Enus for the award, and only narrowly missed out on achieving the required number of votes.

Move away from print

In 2005, production of the paper was wound down due to lack of profitability, as well as to ease the demands on the writers who had become involved with other projects, including the Chaser's various media ventures. Although the final run of the original paper was published in February 2005, the masthead and stories continued to be updated online via the Chaser website and a short-lived iPad app. These stories were also featured in a number of annual print publications released at the end of the year.

In 2015 the Australian National Archives undertook a project to digitize the entire print run of the Chaser newspaper, in recognition of its importance in the Australian media and political landscape. As a result, copies of the paper are now available online for free via Trove, the National Archive's digital resource. [5]

Return to print

In 2015 the Chaser successfully crowd-sourced over $50,000 to re-launch the paper as a glossy journal, published four times a year. This publication is titled "The Chaser Quarterly" and has retained many of the original writers, as well as including new contributors from the Chaser's TV and radio shows. [6]

In June 2022, the Chaser, in collaboration with the National Art School released a one-off issue of the Chaser newspaper, composed entirely of new material. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ Farquhar, Peter (27 May 2010). "The Chaser gets past Apple's app censors in time for Australian iPad launch". news.com.au. Archived from the original on 28 May 2010.
  2. ↑ "Full Record". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 12 January 2008.
  3. ↑ "Howard's phone number becomes front-page news". The Sun-Herald . 23 February 2003.
  4. ↑ "Defiant thrill of the chase". The Sydney Morning Herald . 12 April 2003.
  5. ↑ Lloyd, Jennifer (26 August 2015). "Snorts and giggles as The Chaser is added to Trove: Behind-the-scenes in newspaper digitisation". National Library of Australia. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015.
  6. ↑ The Chaser Quarterly, Pozible, 24 September 2015
  7. ↑ Chaser Newspaper 100th Issue, The Chaser Shop. Retrieved 15 July 2022
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