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Roy Morgan Newspaper Readership after the Global Financial Crisis


Article No. 967 - November 14, 2009

Traditionally Roy Morgan Newspaper Readership estimates are presented and compared ‘year-on-year’. However, a comparison of the latest Roy Morgan Readership figures (12 months to September 2009) with those of a year ago (12 months to September 2008), is a very harsh comparison.

The year to September 2008 was the boom before the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) while the latest figures include the 12 months of GFC.

Moreover, in the latest 12 months data the Roy Morgan Readership estimates excluded ‘online only’ reading of newspapers. In previous years, and until June 2008, the Roy Morgan Readership survey did not specifically separate or exclude from the estimates readers who only read the newspaper online.

More insight about the ‘state of newspapers’ can be gleaned by comparing the most recent data (12 months to September 2009) with the last released data (12 months to June 2009).  The methodology was consistent for both periods and both include the tumultuous period of the GFC.

A comparison of the most recent survey periods shows newspapers have largely held their own — although some increased and some decreased. Clearly this is a much better situation than is seen overseas and especially in the US.

 

 

Pre GFC

During GFC

Post GFC

Monday-Friday Newspapers

Oct 07 - Sep 08

Jul 08 - Jun 09

Oct 08 - Sep 09

 

excludes online only reading from June 08

National

 

 

 

The Australian (M-F av)

453

437

441

Financial Review (M-F av)

265

285

280

NSW

 

 

 

Daily Telegraph

1136

1054

1008

Sydney Morning Herald

912

807

813

MX

105

140

134

Newcastle Herald

137

131

131

Illawarra Mercury

74

75

75

Canberra Times

99

84

92

VIC

 

 

 

Herald Sun (M-F av)

1486

1373

1344

The Age (M-F av)

738

704

695

MX

124

166

182

Geelong Advertiser

83

80

78

QLD

 

 

 

Courier-Mail

656

594

595

MX

46

61

64

Cairns Post

87

84

82

Gold Coast Bulletin

109

115

115

Townsville Bulletin

78

82

87

SA

 

 

 

Adelaide Advertiser

508

487

476

WA

 

 

 

West Australian

573

543

528

Tasmania

 

 

 

Mercury

107

116

116

The Examiner

84

83

81

The Advocate

54

56

61

Northern Territory

 

 

 

Northern Territory News

47

48

43

Roy Morgan Research Pty. Ltd., Melbourne, Australia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pre GFC

During GFC

Post GFC

Saturday Newspapers

Oct 07 - Sep 08

Jul 08 - Jun 09

Oct 08 - Sep 09

 

excludes online only reading From June 08

National

 

 

 

Weekend Australian

868

876

885

Financial Review (Weekend edition)

164

184

185

NSW

 

 

 

Daily Telegraph

926

893

852

Sydney Morning Herald

1162

1081

1075

Newcastle Herald

201

185

186

Illawarra Mercury

97

104

102

Canberra Times

155

148

149

VIC

 

 

 

Herald Sun

1475

1394

1358

The Age

963

964

937

Geelong Advertiser

126

112

114

QLD

 

 

 

Courier-Mail

876

800

815

Cairns Weekend Post

108

113

117

Weekend Gold Coast Bulletin

154

159

160

Townsville Bulletin

106

110

110

SA

 

 

 

Adelaide Advertiser

638

647

619

WA

 

 

 

West Australian

895

852

836

Tasmania

 

 

 

Mercury on Saturday

148

145

138

The Examiner

100

97

97

The Advocate

62

58

65

Northern Territory

 

 

 

Northern Territory News

55

58

57

Roy Morgan Research Pty. Ltd., Melbourne, Australia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pre GFC

During GFC

Post GFC

Sunday Newspapers

Oct 07 - Sep 08

Jul 08 - Jun 09

Oct 08 - Sep 09

 

excludes online only reading

NSW

 

 

 

Sunday Telegraph

1722

1612

1567

Sun-Herald

1318

1200

1190

Canberra Times

93

92

96

VIC

 

 

 

Sunday Herald Sun

1569

1526

1486

Sunday Age

725

724

716

QLD

 

 

 

Sunday Mail

1388

1266

1272

SA

 

 

 

Sunday Mail

727

696

677

WA

 

 

 

Sunday Times

820

749

727

Tasmania

 

 

 

Sunday Tasmanian

131

133

130

Sunday Examiner

103

100

101

Northern Territory

 

 

 

Sunday Territorian

40

40

42

Roy Morgan Research Pty. Ltd., Melbourne, Australia

 

 

 

 

For comments or further detail, please contact:

 

Michele Levine, Chief Executive Officer

Email: Michele.Levine@roymorgan.com

Telephone: +61 (3) 9224 5215 Mobile +61 411 129 093

 

William Burlace, Director Media Services

Email: William.Burlace@roymorgan.com

Telephone: +61 (3) 9224 5288

 

About Roy Morgan Research:

Roy Morgan Research is the largest independent Australian research company, with offices in each state of Australia, as well as in the United States, United Kingdom, New Zealand and Indonesia. A full service research organisation specialising in omnibus and syndicated data, Roy Morgan Research has more than 65 years experience in collecting objective, independent information on consumers.

 

In Australia, Roy Morgan Research is considered to be the authoritative source of information on print media measurement, financial behaviour, voting intention and consumer confidence. Roy Morgan Research is a specialist in recontact customised surveys which provide invaluable and effective qualitative and quantitative information regarding customers and target markets.

 


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