March 29, 2024

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Fairfax Media’s digital strategy under threat as new competitor ANR’s readership reaches new heights

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Fairfax Media’s digital strategy is under threat, as new competitor ‘Australian National Review’ is set to overtake Fairfax’s Australian Financial Review in website traffic after only 18 months of operation.

Fairfax’s relentless attacks on its new competitor’s CEO hasn’t stopped the increasing demand and growth of alternate media news websites. According to Google Analytics as of Wednesday, March 23rd the ANR website traffic has surpassed 500,000 and is expected to reach over 700,000 per month.

ANR is now looking to compete with The Guardian- one of Australia’s top ten news sites with an estimated 1.1 million readers per month. In February, the Australian Financial Review reported several that its website traffic had grown 6% to 506,000 readers per month.

Fairfax Media is relying on its digital strategy to drive growth, as its print newspapers continue to decline.

Many industry observers say they may cease printing dailies such as The Age and Sydney Morning Herald within the next 3 years.

They are increasingly reliant on the growth of property listing website Domain, which is valued at a net-worth higher than the entire Fairfax Group. This suggests investors put no value on its newspaper mastheads.

An industry observer said, “It is worth noting that a new up and comer such as the Australian National Review, which is less than 18 months old and runs on a shoestring budget has attracted more online readers than one of Fairfax’s major mastheads such as the Australian Financial Review.

“Firstly Fairfax thinking it can rely on its digital media is a risky strategy, as consumers can go to any news website they choose. So, why would they necessarily go to The Age or Sydney Morning Herald or the Australian Financial Review websites?

“Secondly, the Australian National Review is considered an alternate media website. Alternate media websites are attracting more and more readers who don’t trust or believe what’s being said in mainstream publications”.

Many believe mainstream media is agenda driven and basically corporate propaganda, especially for large pharmaceutical companies. Not to mention, an increasing number of people believe that mainstream media has vested interests in blindly pushing the US propaganda.

Thus the rapid rise in alternate news that competes directly with mainstream media is a disruptive threat to established media players.

Last week Fairfax Media suffered strikes after sacking another 120 staff members.

The ANR is apparently run on a limited budget and editor Kritika Seksaria said the current traffic is completely organic.

“I asked for a $300 monthly marketing budget, but haven’t even had to use it yet. We are attracting readers from all over the world and we are motivated to become one of the top ten news websites in Australia.

“We don’t shy away from important issues and are not reliant on advertisers who often tend to dictate mainstream media’s content. Our goal is to be a force for good and generate critical debate”, she said.

It is believed that ANR is essentially a not for profit website focused towards making a positive change in the world. Sadly the same couldn’t be said about mainstream media.

Source

http://www.australiannationalreview.com/fairfax-media-digital-strategy-threat-competitor-australian-national-review-set-overtake-fairfaxs-australian-financial-review-website-traffic-18-months-operation/

2 thoughts on “Fairfax Media’s digital strategy under threat as new competitor ANR’s readership reaches new heights

  1. Gee !

    Yet another skyscraper has caught fire in the United Emirates.
    Revelations 8:8
    The second angel sounded his trumpet, and something like a huge mountain, all ablaze, was thrown into the sea. A third of the sea turned into blood.
    Which building is most closest to the sea – maybe I shoud ask, how many ?

    *Gee, these people have had a bit of bad luck lately – the UAE is definately a failed property investment – & what with the oil all but gone – the establishment dignitaries may find themselves competing with the lowly, local Arab’s, for a hole in the vast desert sands too poop in soon.
    “run Alwaleed, run, or you will miss your chance” I am speaking of my favorite, HRH Alwaleed, of course.

    The we have THE RAPTURE to anticipate – don’t you guy’s have a prophecy expert at hand that you could ask to speculate on this –
    I wonder if it is not a nuclear holocaust that we should be expecting…that the establiahment will expalin away as “rising up into the sky to meet your maker.”

  2. P.S. just to put you in the picture.
    His Excellency Bishop Robert Barron
    – just
    Bishop Robert Barron – youtube – Who is Jesus
    – and there by rising up to meet Jesus is in fact meeting the maker.
    – explains about Jesus most eloquently
    – I like Fr. Robert
    I do not agree with everything –
    1) the story of the Jews has no place in the Christian Holy Bible.
    2) Fr. Robert refers to the Christian God as YAHWEH – (?)
    Where as in fact, that is the name of the Jewish God that spoke to Abraham, as he sat under the hot desert sun, in who knows where – though we are certain that it was not the land of Cannan – which they call Israel today.
    Abraham was born in another place you see – so the first man Adam could not have been created by God YAHWEH in Jerusalem 4-5 thousand years ago like the Jews believe.
    But – all these stories do not belong in the Christian holy bible & as for the story of Samson & Delilah, what can I say – reference to the story – Neil Sedaka Run Samson Run – Youtube.

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