Australian Women's Weekly
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| Editor-in-Chief | Helen McCabe |
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| Categories | Women's magazines |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Circulation | 500,000 approx (2009) |
| First issue | 1933 |
| Company | ACP Magazines |
| Country |  Australia New Zealand |
| Language | Australian English |
| Website | http://aww.ninemsn.com.au/ |
| ISSN | 0005-0458 |
The Australian Women's Weekly is an Australian monthly women's magazine published by ACP Magazines, a division of PBL Media based in Sydney. Audited circulation in 2009 exceeded 500,000 copies monthly, making it the largest magazine in Australia.[1]
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[edit] History
The magazine was started in 1933 by Frank Packer as a weekly publication. The first editor was George Warnecke and the initial dummy was laid out by WEP (William Edwin Pidgeon)[2] who went on to do many famous covers over the next 25 years.
The Weekly celebrated its 50th anniversary of publication in June 1983 and its 75th anniversary in the October 2008 issue. In the 1990s, PBL launched Women's Weekly versions in Malaysia and Singapore, which follow the Weekly's style while containing largely local content.
[edit] Format and frequency
The magazine is usually 240 pages long and printed on glossy paper trimmed to A4 page size. It typically contains feature articles about the modern Australian woman. For many years, it included a lift-out TV guide.
In 1982, publication frequency was reduced from weekly to monthly. "Weekly" was retained in the name for reasons of familiarity and because a woman's "monthly" was a slang term for menstruation. The final weekly edition was dated 15 December 1982, followed by the first monthly edition dated January, 1983. The TV guide was discontinued on introduction of the monthly format.
[edit] Editors
The current editor is Helen McCabe, who has held this position since August, 2009. She has attempted to improve the Weekly's news coverage. In late 2009 she hired Jordan Baker, formerly a reporter and travel writer for The Sydney Morning Herald as news editor.[3]
Previous editors of the Weekly have included Deborah Thomas, Julie Zaetta, Ita Buttrose, Jennifer Rowe and Robyn Foyster (December 2007 – October 2009).
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ The Australian Women's Weekly Official site at ACP.com
- ^ William Edwin Pidgeon
- ^ Meade, Amanda (2009-11-30). "The Diary: On the move". The Australian: p. Media section, p. 35.
[edit] External links
- Australian Women's Weekly Official site at ninemsn.com.au
- Jackson, Sally Cost-cutting at mags over: Law The Australian 12 Oct 2009 pp 30, 32 (accessed 2010-02-17)
- National Library of Australia's free digitized archive of the Australian Women's Weekly, 1933 - 1982
- Pat Buckridge 'Good Reading in the Australian Women's Weekly 1933-1970, JASAL 1 2002
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