7am and Read This dumped by Schwartz, dealing literary blow

At the beginning of this month, Schwartz Media, publisher Saturday veteran And Monthly– announced He had entered the head of an agreement to sell his flagship Podcast, 7:00To the daytime media, publisher New diary.

He came to the news rooms around the country as a shock among a generation of young reporters. 7:00 served as a reproductive area. However, it is not the only asset sold by Schwartz Media in the last memory, but not the only podcast that ends as a result of sales.

. Read this podcastAn weekly presentation interviewing and hosting about the latest versions Monthly Michael Williams was silently shelved by Schwartz, going to social media to think about the future of Williams Podcast.

“At the end of June, Schwartz sells media 7:00 As a result, it comes out of Podcast. After two episodes, Read this He doesn’t have a house anymore. ”

Read this Australian literary and publishing industry focused on the market as one of a few podcasts. Williams told Crirase “Supporting the establishment and creation of Schwartz Media Read this I felt two years ago… He contradicted the dominant tendencies in the Australian media.

“I think their beliefs and investments in ideas in a small way, Monthly And Saturday veteran Since the beginning of both titles, ”he said.

Williams looks optimistic Read this Podcast will continue in a way and Crirase “He was determined to find a way [continue] Soon with a capacity ”.

However, when he came to the literary stage, he was aware of the changing nature of the Australian media.

“As a reader, there are countless examples of how difficult it is to find a special book criticism and coverage. [in Australia]. But in two years since then Read this I started, I have proved that several new Australian book podcasts and regular sub -packages and suburban and regional author festivals were requested to increase. “

“The landscape is definitely changing, but I think the appetite for areas to transform people’s love of reading into a social activity is only growing.”

Australian writer Richard Flanagan said Crirase He was upset that he heard his potential death Read this.

“Writers ‘readers and readers’ context, excitement, background, other relevant sounds need oyster and society,” he said.

“The loss of any output of the books in more curtain barren lands that Australian literary journalism struggles to survive, but Read thisIn Michael Williams, we lost not only a talented interviewer with real literary chops, but also the best literary interview program in the country. “

Sophie Cunningham, President of the Australian Writers Association Crirase Potential Death Read this “Really sad”.

“In general, it becomes more difficult and more difficult to speak and write Australian literature. It becomes something that is seen as an expert in some way, whereas it is generalized in such a way that there could be a conversation about television or movies.”

“Michael had a great ability to make people explain how they made people and how they did it and how they just made the latest book to explain the motivation of being a writer.”

“I think it is particularly talented. I had to go to overseas products to get this long-shaped speech-esas… There is no such thing for Australian writers.”

7:00 Since its launch in 2019, it has maintained a consistent presence as one of the best news podcasts in the country, so the sale has removed its eyebrows. Currently, with more than 900,000 downloads per month, it ranks 18th in all Podcasts in Australia. In addition, the 2024 Australian Podcast Awards won the news and existing works of the year Podcast.

Former 7:00 Editor Scott Mitchell said recently Lamestraam The program, Radio giants Kyle and Jackie for downloads in the brightest period, said it would be stuck regularly with His appreciation.

Not the only sale of assets made by Schwartz Media. Monthly old column PoliticsWritten by Rachel Withers, formerly sold in January 2024 Betoota lawyer Publisher and Daily AUS Investor Piers Grove. Withers later left Grovers’ broadcasting company General Publishing on a payment dispute, and the company suddenly suddenly left the release in August 2024. Politics It has been published since then.

Schwartz’s decision to completely abandon the voice means that he will no longer produce extraordinarily short -shaped series such as Rick Morton’s. Special about RobodebtDaniel James’ Spotlight Series From Alice Springs last yearand Paddy Manning Limited series in Lachlan Murdoch.

Crirase He approached the daytime to see if he wanted to expand his offers beyond. 7:00But he did not answer according to the deadline.