The latest 2011 circulation figures indicate that it was a mixed-to-good December quarter for some titles, an average half-year for others and another miserable 12 months for the majority of newspapers and magazines.
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Media briefs: Fairfax’s ‘fair’ offer … Addy crazy eyes … a Bully beat-up …
In today’s Media Briefs: the eyes have it for Adelaide Advertiser … Beat-up of the Week? … Vox Pop of the Day … Front Page of the Day … Print sales heading down but paid digital sales rising … and more …
Sectional readership breakdown has newspapers nervous
Newspaper advertising buyers have denied new data breaking down readership by section will lead to tougher negotiations over ad rates amid rapidly declining circulation and teetering revenue.
Secret Fairfax documents cast doubt on Age circulation
Confidential Fairfax documents reveal advertisers in The Age newspaper could be losing millions of dollars each year due to a lack of disclosure around circulation figures.
Peeling away the newspaper wrap biz
Have you ever struggled to remove that annoying plastic wrapping on your daily newspaper? Companies behind a new machine claim they will revolutionise the newspaper wrap industry, but is this just a case of sticky PR?
What newspaper crisis?
There has been a pretty profound change in the readership of national and metro papers over a year, but it’s metro papers that are dropping off in readership, not regional ones, writes Jason Wilson.
Rupert’s dirty circulation secret is out
News Corp, like several other US newspaper publishers, has been caught out fudging its circulation figures, by exploiting a loophole that makes sales look a lot better than they actually are.
Datapig: what the rich people are reading
Ever wondered how much money they bloke next to you on the bus is earning? Crikey’s Datapig compiles the stats on Australia’s newspaper readership.
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A graphic history of newspaper circulation
The Awl has combined circulation figures for the major US newspapers going back to 1990 to create an eye-opening chart of media carnage. One of these things is not like the others…
The upside to the newspaper downturn
The plummeting circulation figures of US newspapers isn’t all bad news: the environment, journalistic standards and the internet may all reap the benefits. The Atlantic Wire rounds up the media pundits who still view the news-stand as half-full.
Bottom falling out of US newspaper circulations
No matter which way you look at it, the latest circulation figures from the embattled US newspaper industry are a disaster, with circulations falling more than 10% in the six months to September — the biggest fall ever.
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Newspapers enter their death spiral
The circulation figures for the top 25 newspapers in the US have just been released, and they’re horrifying, says Megan McArdle. This isn’t just the end of the newspaper as we know it — it’s the end of the newspaper full stop.
Crikey Says: SMH: from profit-plunge to awards
What does it take to be Australia’s newspaper of the year?
Media briefs: AFP and media broker deal, Kyle and Jackie O dodge a bullet
AFP and media to broker deal … Kyle and Jackie O dodge a bullet … Headline Watch: Viscous or vicious? … Majority of tweets inane drivel? …
Circulations wrap: calm down Rupert, things aren’t that bad here
While Fairfax and News Ltd papers are suffering nasty falls in ad revenues, recent figures of Australian newspapers show small, but not fatal falls in some cases and small rises in others.
Spend $2million for 100,000 sales: an Age reader offer
The Age is desperate to shore up dropping sales figures and it’s taking desperate steps — giveaways and reader promotions — to try and halt the decline.
Print figures vs web stats
Comparing print and online readerships is equivalent to comparing the number of people who drive cars with the number of people with vowels in their name.
Media briefs: Social media bites McDonalds and Domino’s
Filthy Adelaide Maccas a worlwide hit … US paper ad revenue plummets … Should The NY Times go online-only?
Why USA Today publisher resigned unexpectedly
More than half of USA Today’s circulation is provided to hotel guests, according to the Audit Bureau of Circulation.
Video of the Day: Can design save newspapers?
Jacek Utko is an extraordinary Polish newspaper designer whose redesigns for papers in Eastern Europe not only win awards, but increase circulation by up to 100%.
Newspaper circulation figures slip again: read all about it
All publishers were handed some uncomfortable reading in the latest newspaper circulation figures, reports Glenn Dyer.
