About Time (newspaper)
| Type | Prison newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | |
| Owner | About Time Media Ltd |
| Founder | Joseph Friedman |
| Founded | July 2024 |
| Language | English |
| Circulation | 13,000 |
| ISSN | 2982-0758 |
| Website | www |
About Time is an Australian prison newspaper. It is distributed across several states and territories of Australia. The newspaper was launched in July 2024 by Joseph Friedman and a group of volunteers. It is mainly written by people who are in prison or have been in prison, and is intended to connect incarcerated people.
History
[edit]About Time was founded in July 2024 by Joseph Friedman, a former lawyer. Friedman modelled About Time on the UK prison newspaper Inside Time. About Time was launched by Friedman and a group of volunteers who are supported by legal and prison rights organisations.[1][2][3] About Time is the first national prison newspaper in the country.[4][5]
About Time is run by volunteers and funded through donations and subscriptions.[6] The newspaper is published by About Time Media Ltd, which is a non-profit.[4]
Content
[edit]About Time is primarily intended for incarcerated people in Australia. The newspaper aims to enable information exchange between prisons and the outside world and to support connections among incarcerated people.[7][8] The newspaper includes a range of topics, such as legal rights, rehabilitation programs, personal essays, poetry, artwork, and workout tips.[9][6] About Time is mainly written by people who are in prison or have been in prison.[4][2] It is free of charge and is released monthly.[10] The managing editors of the newspaper are Joseph Friedman and Rosie Heselev.[6] Content from About Time and Paper Chained is also read aloud on Inside Voice, the weekly program broadcast across the Vision Australia Radio network.[11]
According to an October 2024 7News article, About Time is circulating 13,000 hard copies monthly for prisons in numerous states including Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania, and the Australian Capital Territory. It received 12,000 monthly online readers.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Hanifie, Sowaibah (18 October 2024). "Prison newspaper About Time shedding light on mental health toll of costly prison phone calls". 7News. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
- ^ a b Sara, Sally (10 June 2026). "Changing Oz: Joseph Friedman – About Time". ABC News. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
- ^ Kraner-Tucci, Ruby (27 June 2024). "Joseph Friedman: a pioneer for prisoners". The Jewish Independent. Retrieved 23 June 2026.
- ^ a b c Baumann, Jasper (25 July 2024). "Newspaper About Time hopes to stop prison's revolving door". Mediaweek. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
- ^ "'Expression and hope': new national prison newspaper launches". Law Society Journal. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
- ^ a b c Schultz, Amber (3 August 2024). "About Time: Australia's first prison newspaper set to reach incarcerated". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
- ^ Gattermayr, Sasha (1 September 2024). "A captive audience". The Monthly. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
- ^ Kelsey-Sugg, Anna (3 October 2024). "Prison newspapers have overcome bans to give incarcerated Australians a voice and connection to outside". ABC News. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
- ^ "Alumnus Spearheads Innovative Prison Newspaper". Monash University. 12 September 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
- ^ Hill, Suzanne (28 March 2026). "Meet the publisher of Australia's only prison newspaper". ABC News. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
- ^ "Inside Voice". Vision Australia Radio. Retrieved 23 June 2026.