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Web editions of newspapers growing in popularity in the US
MUMBAI: Nielsen//NetRatings, which claims to be the global standard for Internet audience measurement and analysis has reported findings from the Plan Summer 2005 study. This examined online versus offline newspaper consumption. The research focussed exclusively on Internet users in the US who consume newspapers and excluded online users who obtain their news from other online news and information sources.
The research shows that 21 per cent of American Web users who read newspapers have transferred their readership primarily to the online version. 72 per cent, of online users who consume newspapers primarily still access print editions. Seven per cent of online users who consume newspapers split their time evenly between the online and offline editions.
The company’s senior media analyst Gerry Davidson said, “A significant percentage of newspaper readers have transferred their preference from print to online editions. Accordingly, many online editions now feature original content and have developed an online strategy that includes online message boards and editorial blogs, which leverage the medium’s strengths of interactivity and immediacy.”
A greater proportion of male readers than female readers access their newspapers primarily online. Men who primarily read online newspapers make up 53 per cent of online readers while women comprise 47 per cent. In comparison, women make up 57 per cent of those who read newspapers primarily in print. NYTimes.com led the top five online newspapers with an audience of 11.3 million unique visitors during May 2005, followed by USAToday.com with 9.2 million readers and WashingtonPost.com with 7.4 million viewers.
Rounding out the top five were LATimes.com with 3.8 million and San Francisco Chronicle (SFGate.com) with 3.4 million unique visitors. “Not surprisingly, the top online newspapers tend to be located in metropolitan cities where both population and broadband access rates are higher, which correlates with greater Web page consumption” said Davidson.
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CNN-News18 to host Kolkata Town Hall on Hooghly River
‘Bhalobasa Bengal Inspiring Bharat’ event on April 20 brings cultural icons, trailblazing women and leaders aboard a cruise to celebrate Bengal’s enduring influence.
MUMBAI: Bengal is about to make fresh waves on the Hooghly and this time the current is pure conversation. CNN-News18 is taking its iconic Town Hall format to the waters of the iconic Hooghly River on 20 April 2026 with a special edition titled ‘Bhalobasa Bengal – Inspiring Bharat’. The floating event will celebrate the state’s rich cultural legacy and how its ideas, creativity and spirit continue to shape the rest of the country.
The unique riverside setting draws on Bengal’s history as a cradle of reform, art and intellectual thought. The speaker line-up mirrors that diversity: cultural heavyweights Mithun Chakraborty and Sreenanda Shankar will share the stage with trailblazing “Devis” such as Tanya Sanyal (India’s first woman firefighter in aviation), Ipsita Chakraborty (Kolkata’s first woman bartender) and Reshma Nilofer Visalakshi (Nari Shakti awardee and marine pilot). Music will flow through the celebrated pianist-vocalist duo Sourendro and Soumyojit, while public life and governance will be represented by Smriti Irani, Leander Paes, Saira Shah Halim, Keya Ghosh, Rekha Patra, Roopa Ganguly and Babul Supriyo.
CNN-News18, editorial affairs director, Rahul Shivshankar, said the event honours voices that carry Bengal’s legacy forward. Smriti Mehra, CEO – English & Business News, Network18, added that Bengal’s stories resonate far beyond its borders, especially as the state heads into polls.
From the first woman to battle flames in the skies to legendary actors who shaped Indian cinema, the gathering promises a rich mix of inspiration, courage and candid dialogue. In a city where culture has always flowed as freely as the river itself, CNN-News18 is turning the Hooghly into a floating forum for ideas that matter.
Tune in on 20 April on CNN-News18, CTV and YouTube to catch Bengal’s heartbeat in full flow.
