NEWS WEB SITES – AUSTRALIA

News consumption surpasses daily essentials, reaching 22 million Australians: A testament to Total News Publishing’s impact

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Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 26-Feb-25

The latest data from Roy Morgan shows that Total News Publishing now engages 22 million Australians on a monthly basis, and 18.4 million weekly. This extensive reach reflects the breadth of readership, cutting across diverse demographic groups. To put it in perspective, more Australians engage with news on a weekly basis than consume vegetables or drink milk – reinforcing the vital role news plays in everyday life. This broad reach provides advertisers with the opportunity to connect with practically any target audience through Total News Publishing. Some 93% of news consumers access up to five different news brands each month, indicating a strong demand for diverse viewpoints. General News continues to dominate as the most read category, engaging 93% of the population. Additionally, 62% of Australians explore at least three content categories, while half delve into four or more in any given month.

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ROY MORGAN LIMITED

News outlets producing covert marketing for McDonald’s, KFC and Domino’s, study finds

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Original article by Natasha May
The Guardian Australia – Page: Online : 5-Jun-24

Researchers have concluded that Australian media outlets are overtly endorsing fast-food products by publishing positive stories that are based on press releases issued by these restaurant chains. The research team analysed all press releases issued by McDonald’s, KFC and Domino’s Pizza Enterprises between July 2021 and June 2022. These press releases were found to have generated 86 articles in 31 news outlets; four of the articles were identical to the corresponding press release, while many others were largely based on the original press release. All but six of the articles were favourable towards the fast-food chains.

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McDONALD’S AUSTRALIA LIMITED, KFC, DOMINO’S PIZZA ENTERPRISES LIMITED – ASX DMP

News Corp pain as executive heads roll

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Original article by Sam Buckingham-Jones
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 14 : 5-Jun-24

News Corp Australia’s state general managers are among the casualties of the media group’s restructuring program. Other News Corp staff who are said to have been retrenched include the general manager of print production, Marcus Hooke. Some editors of metropolitan mastheads will also take on additional responsibilities at part of the move to split the company’s publishing operations into three divisions. Meanwhile, former Sunday Telegraph editor Mick Carroll will succeed Lisa Muxworthy as editor-in-chief of the news.com.au website, while Lou Barrett will head the new national sales team.

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NEWS CORP AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, NEWS CORPORATION – ASX NWS

Written news reaches an incredible 97 per cent of Australians aged 14+ each month

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Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 27-Feb-24

The latest readership figures from Roy Morgan show that written news reaches 97% of Australians aged 14+ (21.4 million) each month. The figures for the 12 months to December 2023 reflect the evolving and deepening landscape of news media titles and readership behaviours across print and digital formats. The figures also highlight ongoing affinity in Total News Publishing, as readers across all demographics actively lean into the channel, with 68 million interactions per week. Further analysis of the results reveals that state/territory mastheads are enjoying large readership numbers outside their local markets, due to digital accessibility. Most state/territory mastheads effectively double their reach with inter-state audiences, demonstrating the large national interest in state/territory mastheads and the additional media value home-grown titles can provide advertisers beyond their local markets.

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ROY MORGAN LIMITED

ThinkNewsBrands and Roy Morgan Total News figures show 20.6 million Australians over the age of 14 engage with news every month

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Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 28-Feb-23

The latest release of Total News readership shows a slight softening for news consumption for the 12 months to December 2022, down 0.5 per cent compared to the same period in 2021, with 20.6 million Australians continuing to consume news in a four-week period. The readership figures, produced by Roy Morgan for ThinkNewsBrands, show that Total News reaches 97 per cent of the population over the age of 14. Total News represents all news brands across print and digital, as well as standalone news websites. Australia’s trusted masthead brands continue to command large audiences, while Total News continues to engage audiences across all age groups, including the hard-to-reach under-40s.

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ROY MORGAN LIMITED, THINKNEWSBRANDS

Guardian Australia staff in the dark as global hack shutdown continues

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Original article by Sam Buckingham-Jones
The Australian Financial Review – Page: Online : 10-Jan-23

Online and print news company The Guardian was hit by a suspected ransomware attack across its global operations towards the end of 2022, and it is still working to recover from the attack. Its Australian news web site is still continuing to publish articles, but staff have been asked to working from home until January 23. Guardian Media Group CEO Anna Bateson has told staff that it has disabled Wi-Fi, network and printer access at all of its offices, in order to allow its technical staff to get its operations up and running again.

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GUARDIAN MEDIA GROUP PLC

Crikey: small independent news website challenges Lachlan Murdoch to sue it for defamation

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Original article by Ben Doherty
The Guardian Australia – Page: Online : 24-Aug-22

Private Media has taken out a full-page advertisement in The New York Times in which it challenges Lachlan Murdoch to sue for defamation. Private Media is the publisher of the Crikey news website, which has been embroiled in a legal dispute with Murdoch over an article written by political editor Bernard Keane that linked the Murdoch family to the 6 January 2021 attack on the US Capitol building. The article referred to the name "Murdoch" several times in both the title and text, but Crikey has contended that Lachlan Murdoch is not specifically named at any time, and that any defamation action "is bound to fail". Murdoch’s lawyers in turn have argued that the article and associated social media posts contain "scandalous allegations of criminal conduct and conspiracy" and "highly defamatory and false imputations" about him.

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PRIVATE MEDIA PARTNERS PTY LTD, CRIKEY.COM.AU

Total News readership is up 0.9 per cent for the 12 months to December 2021 with growth in all Australian states and territories

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Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 1-Mar-22

The latest Total News readership figures produced by Roy Morgan on behalf of ThinkNewsBrands shows that 20.4 million Australians consumed news in a four-week period in the year to December 2021, an increase of 0.9 per cent compared with 2020. The readership figures show that Total News reaches 97 per cent of the population aged 14+. Total News consists of all news brands (print and digital) and digital news websites. Readership has grown in all states and territories, while digital news maintains its position of strength with readership of 19.3 million, up 1.5 per cent year-on-year.

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ROY MORGAN LIMITED, THINKNEWSBRANDS

Total News readership is up 0.9 per cent for the 12 months to December 2021 with growth in all Australian states and territories

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Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 1-Mar-22

The latest Total News readership figures produced by Roy Morgan on behalf of ThinkNewsBrands shows that 20.4 million Australians consumed news in a four-week period in the year to December 2021, an increase of 0.9 per cent compared with 2020. The readership figures show that Total News reaches 97 per cent of the population aged 14+. Total News consists of all news brands (print and digital) and digital news websites. Readership has grown in all states and territories, while digital news maintains its position of strength with readership of 19.3 million, up 1.5 per cent year-on-year.

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ROY MORGAN LIMITED, THINKNEWSBRANDS

News site losing millions but increasing in value

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Original article by John Rolfe
The Daily Telegraph – Page: Online : 2-Nov-21

The financial accounts of Industry Super Holdings shows that The New Daily lost $2.7m in 2020-21. The superannuation industry-backed news website has not booked a profit since it was founded nearly a decade ago, but its book value has been upgraded from zero to $4.4m following a review by an independent valuation expert. Liberal senator Andrew Bragg has questioned why super fund members are continuing to fund The New Daily, and reiterated his view that it is a "propaganda outfit" for union-linked super funds.

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THE NEW DAILY, INDUSTRY SUPER HOLDINGS PTY LTD, LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA