Newspaper Readership

The number of newspapers endorsing a candidate for president has dwindled with the industry's financial troubles the past two decades, in part because owners reason that it makes no sense to alienate some subscribers by taking a clear stand in a politically polarising time. Yet in the past week, The Washington Post and Los Angeles Times have angered readers for precisely the opposite reason: by choosing not to select a favoured candidate. The fallout from both decisions continued on Monday, with Post owner Jeff Bezos taking the unusual step of publicly defending the move in the columns of his own paper. Three members of the Post's editorial board resigned their positions and some journalists pleaded with readers to not express their disapproval by cancelling subscriptions. Many thousands have already done so. Bezos, in a note to readers, said it was a principled stand to ditch endorsements. People essentially don't care and see it as a sign of bias, he said. His comments appeared ..

Indian newspapers are in better shape than their American or European counterparts because home delivery and reading habit ensures that circulation doesn't plummet the way it has in the US or Europe

Parliament on Thursday passed a bill to replace a British-era law governing publishing industry and simplify the process of registration of periodicals. Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur said the Press and Registration of Periodicals Bill, 2023, which was passed by voice vote in the Lok Sabha, will make the registration of periodicals a one-step process as against the eight-step process in the archaic law. The bill replaces the Press and Registration of Books (PRB) Act, 1867. "This bill is simple, smart and has a simultaneous process for registration of newspapers and periodicals. Earlier newspapers or magazines had to pass through an eight-step registration process. This can now be done at the click of a button," he said. The Rajya Sabha had passed the bill on August 3.

A voice of protest, of struggles and aspirations, Anandabazar Patrika embodied the spirit of a nation in the making, writes Rudrangshu Mukherjee

The pathetic state of India's news media - particularly news TV - leaves it at the mercy of international media and a few Indian brands that have the capacity to cover a story like the pandemic

Monetising online readership, a deeper focus on content and getting revenue from the reader are ways to make the business future-proof, they say

HT Media reported 54.08 per cent fall in consolidated net profit at Rs 9.43 crore for the quarter ended December 31

Various studies and researches have said physical newspapers are safe and do not spread Covid-19.

Newspapers were an inseparable part of our growing up, and not just English papers, but those in local languages as well

Naidu stressed that if a newspaper is run by a political party, it should clearly mention so

The Reading Eagle example shows that putting out a good paper just isn't enough anymore

While Hindi and regional dailies grew at 3.9% and 5.7%, respectively, English newspapers saw a 10.7% growth, though on a small base