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The West Australian becomes highest circulating audited newspaper following News Corp withdrawal

February 16, 2018 12:01

Seven West Media’s The West Australian has become the highest circulating audited newspaper in Australia for the first time, with its Saturday paper posting a circulation of 237,049 and its Monday to Friday editions posting a higher circulation figure than than The Sydney Morning Herald.

The result comes two months after News Corp decided to withdraw from the newspaper circulation audit, raising new questions about the future of the Audited Media Association of Australia (AMAA).

The West Australian led the audit for the first time

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Zoe Samios worked at Mumbrella between 2016 and 2019, finishing up as senior media reporter in March 2019.

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ABCs AMAA Fairfax Media Seven West Media The West Australian
2 COMMENTS
Matt 16 Feb 18

Somethings wrong in the Saturday edition chart, Mumbrella.

Data has SMH up 10,000 and AFR down by 470,000.

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Paul Wallbank 16 Feb 18

Thanks Matt, we missed a zero in the spreadsheet. Fixed now.

Paul

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