Monday, May 18, 2009

Online: NYT Sees 8% Drop; WSJ Up 160%


Cross posted at The Next Right

Editor & Publisher reports the Wall Street Journal had a wildly successful year in web site visits, and the New York Times slid on the web much the same as in its print circulation. The NYT disputed the findings--the only site on the list of 30 to do so.

The April 2009 report showed the NYT was one of eight to show a loss in the top 30 sites. WSJ led the other 22 showing gains and was one of only three showing a huge increase of 100% or more.

According to Nielson Online, eight of the top ten newspaper sites grew in unique visits--two dwindled.
Site -- April '09 uniques -- YoY % change

NYTimes.com -- 16,546,000 -- (-8%)
Wall Street Journal Online -- 12,398,000 -- 160%
USATODAY.com -- 11,987,000 -- 12%
washingtonpost.com -- 10,232,000 -- 8%
LA Times -- 8,418,000 -- 18%

Boston.com -- 5,888,000 -- 33%
Daily News Online Edition -- 5,033,000 -- 73%
New York Post -- 4,403,000 -- 27%
Chicago Tribune -- 4,342,000 -- 30%
SFGate.com/San Francisco Chronicle -- 3,489,000 -- (-9%)

Of the top 30 sites NJ.com (106%), MiamiHerald.com (104%), Politico (83%), and The Washington Times (70%) also saw big gains.

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