The Times has lost another 120,000 online readers, according to Beehive. The media blog claims that the Times recorded 1.459 million unique visitors in August, down 7.6% from 1.579 million visitors in July.
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August was another poor month for the daily newspaper market, with circulations continuing to decline compared with this time last year.
This weekend, the Mail on Sunday will include a luxury fashion magazine supplement called You Inspire.
The Times has announced a newsroom shake-up; Mike Smith has been appointed deputy home editor, and Suzy Jagger has been promoted from politics and business reporter to foreign news editor.
Telegraph.co.uk has launched a Fashion and Shopping mini-site (fashion.telegraph.co.uk), consisting of both articles and e-commerce, and featuring a variety of sections.
The issue of paywalls still divides opinion – and probably will for some time to come. According to a Benedict Evans from Enders Analysis, a newspaper paywall subscriber is worth “only a quarter to a third of a print buyer”.
New Look is bringing back its customer magazine, in an attempt to appeal to new and existing customers.