Junkee

{{Short description|Australian popular culture and news website}}

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| language = English

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| owner = Junkee Media

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| editor = Alice Griffin

| launch_date = {{start date and age|2013|df=yes}}{{cite news|last1=Robin|first1=Myriam|title=Move over, BuzzFeed: how Junkee is making its own way (and making money) online|url=http://www.crikey.com.au/2014/03/26/move-over-buzzfeed-how-junkee-is-making-its-own-way-and-making-money-online/|access-date=7 April 2015|publisher=Crikey|date=26 March 2014}}

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Junkee.com is an Australian popular culture and news website run by new media company Junkee Media. It covers various topics including film, university, food, TV, politics, travel, career, health, and Internet culture. Its target demographic is 18- to 29-year-olds.{{cite web|last1=Duggan|first1=Tim|title=Welcome To Junkee|url=http://junkee.com/welcome-to-junkee/616|website=Junkee|date=10 March 2013|access-date=7 April 2015}}

Junkee was launched in March 2013 by Sound Alliance, now known as Junkee Media. Its founding editors were Steph Harmon and Rob Moran.{{Cite web|url=http://mumbrella.com.au/youth-publisher-launches-mobile-title-junkee-com-144686|title=Youth publisher launches mobile-first title Junkee.com|last=Christensen|first=Nic|website=Mumbrella|date=March 11, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150708102546/http://mumbrella.com.au/youth-publisher-launches-mobile-title-junkee-com-144686|archive-date=2015-07-08}}

It was voted the Mumbrella Media Brand of the Year in 2014's Mumbrella Awards.{{cite web|last1=Burrowes|first1=Tim|title=2014 Mumbrella Award Winners|url=http://mumbrellaawards.com.au/2014-awards/tables/|website=Mumbrella|access-date=3 June 2015}}