Newspaper readership has been fueled in recent years by digital access, resulting in the ability to read content in a variety of formats.
As readers continue to shift to digital reading, newspapers are evolving to engage with readers in new ways.
The 2024 Newspapers 24/7 study provides new insights on readership and advertising opportunities.
Traditional Format Readership = Printed Newspaper + E-Edition
The traditional format includes print advertising in a physical newspaper IN ADDITION to the digital version that appears online as an e-edition.
Almost half (46%) of people in Canada can be reached with traditional format advertising. Print ads (and sometimes ever flyers) are now reproduced online in digital e-editions, in the same format as the printed newspaper. E-editions now provide new opportunities for measuring response to print ads.
Online Format Readership = Posted Digital Content/Articles on Websites/Apps
The online format references newspaper websites or apps where the posted digital content and articles appear next to digital ad formats.
Six out of ten (59%) of people in Canada can be reached with online format advertising, which includes digital ad units like leaderboards, big box, tall block and billboard ads, to name a few.
The Newspapers 24/7: 2024 study was fielded in October/November 2023 with a sample size of 2,621 online interviews in English and French across Canada.
Click here to read more about the Newspapers 24/7: 2024 research and to download study material.
