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As the latest ABC circulation figures are released for the consumer magazine market, Newsline presents its round-up of the results.

There were some hefty declines in the women’s lifestyle magazine market for the January to June period; however, Cosmopolitan managed to buck the trend and reported a stand-out yearly increase to its circulation.

The first half of 2016 recorded a mixed bag of results for the Home Interest market, but overall it was a better performance than the previous period.

The Spectator Group performs well, as Private Eye and The Week maintain steady sales.

Signalling a tough period for the women’s weekly market, all titles recorded combined print and digital declines between January and June 2016 – with just one seeing a small uplift over the year.

Although most titles still boast extremely healthy circulations, not one title witnessed any growth – in part, perhaps, due to the absence of Christmas TV viewing.

In a market of declines and only marginal gains, Hearst’s Esquire has recorded a boost in circulation of more than 10% in the first half of 2016.

Many journalists view Trump as a high-risk demagogue – but is that a good enough excuse for them to throw their best-practice textbooks out of the window, asks Raymond Snoddy

Chater replaces Ella Dolphin at the magazine publisher, who leaves at the end of this month to join Shortlist Media as CEO.

Will withholding the names and images of terrorists from TV and newspapers have any real impact in the age of social media, asks Raymond Snoddy