Comments on: US Newspaper circulation dips as users move to Internet http://www.watblog.com/2007/05/02/newspaper-circulation-dips-as-users-move-internet/ The Refreshing Blog on Web, Advertising and Technology in India! Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:22:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Ekalavya http://www.watblog.com/2007/05/02/newspaper-circulation-dips-as-users-move-internet/#comment-389 Ekalavya Wed, 02 May 2007 22:17:34 +0000 #comment-389 Hi Chirag! We are grateful to loyal readers like you. I think the post you are talking about is - http://www.watblog.com/?content=detail&id=393 and even i share your apprehensions on that particular research. We'll try to get some Indian figures for you soon. Cheers, Ekalavya Hi Chirag!

We are grateful to loyal readers like you. I think the post you are talking about is - http://www.watblog.com/?content=detail&id=393

and even i share your apprehensions on that particular research.

We'll try to get some Indian figures for you soon.

Cheers,
Ekalavya

]]> By: Chirag http://www.watblog.com/2007/05/02/newspaper-circulation-dips-as-users-move-internet/#comment-388 Chirag Wed, 02 May 2007 21:48:29 +0000 #comment-388 I think there was on article on watblog about that research. It was pretty absurd. Had figures like 80% people spend more than 30 minutes per day reading the newspaper online. I think there was on article on watblog about that research. It was pretty absurd. Had figures like 80% people spend more than 30 minutes per day reading the newspaper online.

]]> By: praneeth http://www.watblog.com/2007/05/02/newspaper-circulation-dips-as-users-move-internet/#comment-387 praneeth Wed, 02 May 2007 00:02:50 +0000 #comment-387 Univ of pune did a survey on online newspaper reader habits in India Key Findings: nearly 62 per cent of the readers of Indian newspapers were non resident Indians based in the U.S. and only 10 per cent were based in India Readership was higher in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Delhi, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh compared to other States The majority of readers were in the age group 21-40. Almost half were professionals in education, IT and media 47% of English readers and 36% of Marathi readers visited archived material more @ www.unipune-journalism.org I think revenues from websites may be very less, but there is a transition on how Indians are consuming news (esp among IT prof) Univ of pune did a survey on online newspaper reader habits in India

Key Findings:

nearly 62 per cent of the readers of Indian newspapers were non resident Indians based in the U.S. and only 10 per cent were based in India

Readership was higher in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Delhi, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh compared to other States

The majority of readers were in the age group 21-40. Almost half were professionals in education, IT and media

47% of English readers and 36% of Marathi readers visited archived material
more @ http://www.unipune-journalism.org

I think revenues from websites may be very less,
but there is a transition on how Indians are consuming news (esp among IT prof)

]]> By: Chirag http://www.watblog.com/2007/05/02/newspaper-circulation-dips-as-users-move-internet/#comment-386 Chirag Tue, 01 May 2007 23:35:29 +0000 #comment-386 Your blog says - Web advertising technology blog in india. Can you give me some indian statistics please? Is indian readership going down too? I think you had posted a post earlier in which you mentioned in India, local dailies' readership would increase and English dailies would suffer. Could you share your insights on that? Your blog says - Web advertising technology blog in india. Can you give me some indian statistics please? Is indian readership going down too?

I think you had posted a post earlier in which you mentioned in India, local dailies' readership would increase and English dailies would suffer. Could you share your insights on that?

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