{"id":140,"date":"2018-03-05T14:33:32","date_gmt":"2018-03-05T04:33:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thejugular.org\/?page_id=140"},"modified":"2026-02-12T06:11:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T06:11:26","slug":"about-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jugular.org.au\/index.php\/about-2\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Message from the founders<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2018, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Jugular<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was born &#8211; an online media platform to provide its readers with all their medically-inclined needs.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Named after our founders&#8217; (Jumaana and Mashaal) aim to produce media that runs straight from our readers\u2019 minds to their hearts, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Jugular <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">circulates content which deals with tough &#8216;maters&#8217; and cuts straight to the core of the issue. From journalistic investigations, to satire and film reviews, our new online medium enables our student team to keep up with the venous pressure of today\u2019s fast-moving news cycle and be part of the culture conversation as it is happening. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If critics knew we existed they\u2019d call us \u2018the new New York Times\u2019 and \u2018superior to Buzzfeed\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the past, the Publications team published <a href=\"http:\/\/medsoc.org.au\/portfolio\/publications\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">quarterly magazines<\/a>, covering everything from inspiring electives in Tanzania to medically-themed playlists. Each issue was the amalgamation of hours of hard work and creativity from the Publications team and all others who submitted to the magazine. However, with the overwhelming amount of media now being consumed digitally, Publications decided to embrace the cybernetic ether and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">go online<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which resulted in this very site.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are open to <a href=\"https:\/\/thejugular.org\/contact\/\">submissions<\/a> and we are happy to receive feedback from our readers. Our content is made for the enjoyment of medical and non-medical students alike. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you would like to know more about the people who keep <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Jugular<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> going, click here to meet <a href=\"https:\/\/thejugular.org\/our-team\/\">our team<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From the Editors\u2019 Desks,<\/span><br><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Luana &amp; Julianna<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Disclaimer<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The views expressed in our publications are not to be regarded as the opinions of the University of New South Wales or its Medical Society unless explicitly stated.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"297\" src=\"https:\/\/jugular.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/28661086_10210380845430042_1175237341832159296_n-300x297-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5761\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.0101465614430665;width:163px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jugular.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/28661086_10210380845430042_1175237341832159296_n-300x297-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jugular.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/28661086_10210380845430042_1175237341832159296_n-300x297-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Message from the founders In 2018, The Jugular was born &#8211; an online media platform to provide its readers with all their medically-inclined needs. Named after our founders&#8217; (Jumaana and Mashaal) aim to produce media that runs straight from our readers\u2019 minds to their hearts, The Jugular circulates content which<\/p>\n<div class=\"continue-reading-wrapper\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jugular.org.au\/index.php\/about-2\/\" class=\"continue-reading\">Continue Reading<i class=\"ion-ios-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-140","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jugular.org.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/140","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jugular.org.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jugular.org.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jugular.org.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jugular.org.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=140"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/jugular.org.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/140\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5767,"href":"https:\/\/jugular.org.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/140\/revisions\/5767"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jugular.org.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=140"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}