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World Press Trends 2003

Date

July 2 2004


  • Global advertising revenue rose 2% in 2003 from a year earlier and is forecast to continue a steady increase through 2006.
  • Global circulation fell by .12% in 2003 but increased by 4.75% between 1999 and 2003.
  • The number of newspaper websites has doubled since 1999 and the global internet advertising market continues to grow steadily.
  • The number of free dailies is growing dramatically - a 16% increase in 2003 from a year earlier and a 24% increase over the past 5 years in countries for which data was available.


Source

'The 2004 World Press Trends Survey', World Association of Newspapers

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Placed on the Communication Initiative site July 01 2004
Last Updated July 01 2004

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