Newspaper sales decline in first half of 2016 #12

Newspaper sales decline in first half of 2016

http://www.irishtimes.com/business/media-and-marketing/newspaper-sales-decline-in-first-half-of-2016-1.2760884

This article explores the decline in print newspapers and gives various statistics.

• Print circulation of the Irish times is down 5.5% year on year 
• the growth in digital editions sales (at 103%) meant that the Irish times grew 1% year on year
• The company is currently behind a paywall
• papers on sunday has fell by an average of 6% across all companies, even those owned by Rupert Murdoch.

Mainly because of the rise of new and digital media newspapers across the world are suffering and print is dying out. This is a trend that we will continue to see across the world over the next few years. However, some parts of the developing world have completely skipped the print phase and jumped straight to digital media.