Newspaper Fast Facts

Sixteen quick, compelling and surprising facts about where Australian newspapers stand in the modern media landscape.

Newspapers have always been a powerful medium for advertisers to connect with consumers; whether to inform, entertain, inspire, stimulate thinking, generate feelings or even change behaviour.

But what else do we know about our audiences compared with other media like TV, the internet and even social media, and how newspapers are perceived by Australians and young people in particular?

We’ve compiled 16 compelling facts about newspapers in the modern media landscape.  You may find some of them quite surprising.  These bite-sized gems might even make you take a fresh look at newspapers. 

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Click here to view 30-sec videos of some of these fast facts.  

Coming soon: These Fast Facts are a taster to the soon to be released Performance of Australian Newspapers Fast Facts.  This report has been updated with the latest compelling evidence and provided in easy-to-digest colour coded chapters on Circulation, Audiences, Fragmentation, Product Quality, Environment and Structural factors.



Newspaper Fast Facts (5m, PowerPoint (.ppt) format)