Tuesday, 5 April 2011

Media Revolution - Stop Press? (2009 statistics)

How many readers have the dailies lost over the 10 years?
2.25 million

How many readers has The Mirror lost?
750,000

How many readers has The Sun lost?
400,000

How many readers have the Sunday papers lost?
500,000

What effect has advertising had on the newspapers?
Declined by 20%

What percentage of revenue comes from advertising for local papers?
75%

How did Rupert Murdoch revolutionize newspaper production in the mid 80's?
Moving newspapers from Fleet Street to Wapping and introduced computers

Which is the only newspaper not to have lost readers over the last year?
The Sun

How has this newspaper increased their circulation?
Cut its cover price

What have the newspapers done to counteract the loss in revenue from advertising?
Increase cover price and give away freebies i.e. books, CDs, and DVDs

What did McFly do which brings together the newspaper and music industry?
They gave away their album for free

What impact have the 'free' newspapers had on the industry?
Accused of dumbing down the news

What impact has the web had on newspaper readers - especially the younger audience?
Young people will read what they want to read

How as The Telegraph embraced the digital world?
It created a new work space

What effect has online access and globalization had on the industry and readership?
The Guardian newspaper is not only read in Britain, a 1/3 are British, another 1/3 are Americans, and another 1/3 are the rest of the world


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