Straits Times readership figures going up: You believe???
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Extracted from the Singapore Media Watch:
http://www.mediawatchsg.blogspot.com
Readership figures: Do Singaporeans have a choice ?
The Straits Times 20 October 2006
Krist Boo
Abstract
Straits Times keeps No.1 spot, drawing 1.35 million readers
The Straits Times has pulled in 30,000 more readers to its news offerings this year that last year in a world that has seen declining newspaper readership.
It retained top spot as the favorite daily in Singapore with 1.35 million readers this year, up from last year's 1.32 million.
Its editor Han Fook Kwang, calling this "very good news", said: "Readership is failing in many newspapers round the world because news is available free on the Internet, on TV and on radio."
TODAY 20 October 2006
Christie Loh
Without qualifiers, TODAY is Singapore's No 2 daily
Tabloid-sized TODAY continues to defy naysayers into its sixth year of being.
According to the Nielsen Media Research's annual survey released yesterday, the free newspaper moved up to become Singapore's second most-read daily - regardless of language - as consumers defected from the Chinese to the English media. (Read more...)
Our Review
In a market where the print media industry is monopolized completely by a single company - the Singapore Press Holdings, such rankings of readership figures serve little useful purpose other than an internal QC of the chief editors of the various dailies.
Do Singaporeans have a choice? Given the absence of variable alternatives, Singaporeans have no where else to turn except the mainstream media for their daily news. Only by topping the readership charts in a free market with real competitors can the Straits Times claim to be the most popular newspaper read by a majority of Singaporeans.
Are readership figures alone an accurate reflection of the success of a newspaper? Without the inclusion of other parameters such as report authencity and objectivity, press freedom and quality of analyzes, this figure is meaningless and cannot be used as a barometer for press rating.
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Singapore Media Watch
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its another monopoly with strong mandated backing. What can they not claim as fact?
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Yah, I believe
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good sectioning and order of the news is the plus point of ST,but downside is lack of freedom of speech.
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i dont understand why they even bother to report it.
there are no competition at all. so what if all 4 million read their papers? -
sorry where did that 0.3m additional readers come from ? Actually I don't understand the figures & how are they calculated.
Did the 0.3m comes from Business Times readers switching to Straits Times or were they previously non-readers of newspapers (i.e. children who grew up, etc). Or do they slip free copies to those FTs, bumping up the readership ? What is the definition of readership ? Read the papers daily or once a month ? Or fishmonger auntie who uses the paper to wrap fish considered readership ?
I think by just saying the that readership up is not good enough and its not convincing, so, Straits Times, now that your readership is up, please stop raising the newstand prices or charge ppl to access your website. -
lanpapalan.
nothing else to read -
Of course I believe the stats.
What other local newspapers are there for us to read? -
actually.. it's 0.3M they printed more lah..but no one buy lor..Originally posted by red_amoeba:sorry where did that 0.3m additional readers come from ? Actually I don't understand the figures & how are they calculated.
Did the 0.3m comes from Business Times readers switching to Straits Times or were they previously non-readers of newspapers (i.e. children who grew up, etc). Or do they slip free copies to those FTs, bumping up the readership ? What is the definition of readership ? Read the papers daily or once a month ? Or fishmonger auntie who uses the paper to wrap fish considered readership ?
I think by just saying the that readership up is not good enough and its not convincing, so, Straits Times, now that your readership is up, please stop raising the newstand prices or charge ppl to access your website.
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Shame on Bryan Lim who reported this news. Same goes for all reporters in ST. I'm not a reporter but I know their "unofficial" motto and ie. to bring the most realistic news in the most vivid manner possible to the masses. Hold nothing back.
ST is just a propaganda machine. Han Fcuk Kwang is nothing but a "spin doctor".
Anyone studied history of communist USSR before? When Stalin was dictator, he banned a lot of films and reading materials which painted a poor reflection of his suppressive regime.
Same in S'pore, banned political films, FEER, monopoly of the press and media etc. We are just a pseudo democracy engulfed in communistic practises. -
I buy 10 copies a day to fuel my charcoal stove.
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I use ST as a backing in the basket for my cats' sh.it.
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of cos i believe lah....
which other papers are as widely available as the ST?
which other papers the GP teachers ask us to read?
just like mediac0ck saying that their channel's viewership is up, its a monopoly
how many sgporeans have cable?
how many free-to-air tv are available? -
got kelengia use as toilet paper,
and kena piles.
got huangia use to pack nasi lemak,
but i don't dare eat -
Ask u guys a riddle,
in a school running competition, u were ranked 2nd. But u were a lousy runner. Why?
Because there were only 2runners in the competition. -
u si buay racistOriginally posted by boy in blues:got kelengia use as toilet paper,
and kena piles.
got huangia use to pack nasi lemak,
but i don't dare eat -
Originally posted by ZHU_GE_LIANG:Ask u guys a riddle,
in a school running competition, u were ranked 2nd. But u were a lousy runner. Why?
Because there were only 2runners in the competition. -
wow, ain't it gonna cost you $8.00Originally posted by ditzy:I buy 10 copies a day to fuel my charcoal stove. i will settle for charcoal instead.
Something is telling me the price of ST is gonna be up soon to a dollar, u guys think so? -
Of course what, only got one morning broadsheet only ma. Dun read Straits Times then read wad.. Of course sure go up one wad..
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Ai yah more foreign talent learn how to read english newspaper so the sales increase what
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Oh ya ar, I forgot, still got the foreign talent factor. Next time got any new phenomenon also must factor them in.
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Confirm one. Then when the "request" for the price increase is up for approval, the same excuse for the transport fee hike will be used.Originally posted by de_middle:wow, ain't it gonna cost you $8.00 i will settle for charcoal instead.
Something is telling me the price of ST is gonna be up soon to a dollar, u guys think so?
Btw, I dun believe in the increase in reader when you have the monopoly of an industry and you say that your sales improves, who are you lying to? -
What?
The Straits Times cost 80 cents a copy now?
I thought it was 50 cents. -
IHT and Economist for fcuk one ah?Originally posted by ctstalin:of cos i believe lah....
which other papers are as widely available as the ST?
which other papers the GP teachers ask us to read?
just like mediac0ck saying that their channel's viewership is up, its a monopoly
how many sgporeans have cable?
how many free-to-air tv are available? -
Nice one
Even though I read the ST daily