News hole?
A few weeks ago the Deputy First Minister strode into the lobby briefing clutching a copy of the Independent. The paper had decided it was a good time to be Welsh.
Not surprisingly, Ieuan Wyn Jones agreed. But how many of us read the Independent in Wales?
One sharp eyed observer spotted that if 250,000 really read it as I'd suggested, that would mean 10% of us settling down with the Independent every morning. For him, here's a long overdue correction.
The circulation in the UK is 251,470. But what about Wales?
I rang and asked. No idea came the response. We don't count. Ballpark figure? No, sorry.
But today, on page 73 of I spot the answer. It's 20,800.
And at least I know one of you cares that I've - finally - nailed it.
I'm Betsan Powys, ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Wales' political editor. I'll be blogging the inside track on .
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A good time to be Welsh - maybe, whatever that may mean 'cos I wouldn't be seen dead reading the Indie to find out - but apparently not such a good time for Welsh...
³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Wales Annual Review 2006/7, p42.
³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Wales English language web site users figures increased from 782,000 to 960,000 hits during 2006/7, with an increase from 35,000 hits to 37,000 hits for the Cymru’r Byd site over the same period.
So the proportion of hits on the ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Wales Welsh web pages dropped from ONLY 4.48% to JUST 3.85%... 14% down!
You'd better ask IWJ for a sub - though I can't help thinking my TV Tax is more likely to go up again to pay for it...
About time.
Thanks for the circulation stats Betsan...but how many of those Indy sales are "real" ~ other than trade or freebes? Or the "Oh, look at us, we're in the BIG papers!" cuttings section dowwwwn the Bay.
The Independent is rumoured go "free" at some future time (despite Lord Alton of Iraq as new editor). It used to have a Welsh stringer back in the (pre Devo) days but now? There's an uncomfortable lesson there.
I don't believe the Trinity figures either.
BTW : How many copies does the Welsh Socialist Worker sell?