Re: Keir Starmer, the leader the tories fear the most
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William Treseder
Im surprised anyone buys a newspaper nowadays, with all the news of the day today at your fingertips.
I don't, do you?.
The Sun is read by around 1.25m. It was closer to 4m 20 years ago.
However, this might be an interesting read. https://whatsnewinpublishing.com/how...-key-findings/
It's a year old but it is undoubtedly revelant. I was surprised that the Grauniad is the most read online paper given that so few buy it. I think most links I see on social media are from the Mail or Guardian. The crap (Sun, Star, Mirror), though this isn't listed here, are suffering the biggest fall in readership, while the top end papers aren't to the same degree.
In terms of left and right, both the Mail and Sun easily outperform their left of centre rivals in newspaper sales, while the Mirror and Grauniad outperform their right of centre rivals in online readership. I wonder how much of that is an age thing? The only demographic I regularly see buy a paper is older men. That's not to suggest the media has less impact. Bullshit printed by newspapers can get quickly shared on social media. If memory serves, the Mail was easily the most viewed online paper prior to the 2016 referendum, much of that I suspect was down to stories being shared around social media.
Re: Keir Starmer, the leader the tories fear the most
Printed media is dying off
Look at fanzines - any news / information got dated really quickly as the internet took off. It's the same for newspapers, events, news change incredibly quickly, information arrives almost every minute. Print runs can only collate on a daily basis. Equally, as media outlets react by utilising the internet, people then flock to online - why then buy a paper?
The only downside is you then get whackjob sites set up claiming to be "journalists" when they are glorified bloggers - see Skwawkbox...