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Letter from Eureka Street

  • 22 May 2020

Dear Eureka Street subscriber,

For almost 30 years Eureka Street has been the place for reflection and analysis on the important issues of the day in Australia and beyond; in politics, religion and culture. A place for considered discussion in the nuanced grey space between ideological polarities, in an ever-increasingly polarised world.

In keeping with its Jesuit identity, our editorial approach is firmly grounded in being welcoming, discerning and courageous.

Although some of our contributors volunteer their writing without charge, we make it a point to offer to pay contributors because we value their work and feel it is the right thing to do. We would like to keep doing that.

At the same time, we also want to be an inclusive and accessible publication — so we have to this time — deliberately avoided moving to a paid model and are reliant on donations and advertising to pay our writers, illustrators, editors.

You may have heard news in recent weeks of other media outlets shutting their doors due to financial considerations. A softening of the advertising market and the understandable fall in donations as a result of the coronavirus pandemic have impacted us as well.

Rather than compromise our values or quality of our material, we have decided to reduce the frequency with which Eureka Street will be published while we review our business model and seek a more sustainable way to operate into the future.

From Monday 25 May Eureka Street will move to two unique newsletters plus one weekly each week (down from 5 daily newsletters plus the weekly) as we explore a more sustainable way of bringing you regular, thought-provoking stories and ideas best suited to the post-COVID19 world.

If you value our work and are able to make a donation, we would be most grateful for any contribution you can make to help us continue to produce Eureka Street and keep serving the wonderful and generous community that has grown around it over the years.

Donations can be made at the following link: https://www.trybooking.com/au/donate/eurekastreet

Thank you for your generosity, be it by way of time, prayers, skills or donations. We couldn’t keep doing what we do without your ongoing commitment and support — for which we are truly grateful.

Kind regards

Monika Lancucki, Director Jesuit Media

Michael McVeigh, Managing Editor

Neve Mahoney, Acting Editor

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