Dear Readers,
It has been a while since the last TT traffic report so here’s a long-overdue update.
Since TT was rebirthed on a new software platform back in 2005 more than 27,500 articles and 165,000 comments have been published.
After TT gained access to Google Analytics data back in 2009, TT’s readership has steadily increased.
In the second half of 2009 the average monthly number of ‘unique visitors’ was a little over 12,000. For the first six months of 2014, the monthly average number of unique visitors was more than 30,400.
In the past year more than 5000 items – from articles to media releases – have been published on the site, as have more than 20,000 comments.
While TT undoubtedly is way way too small to register on Rupert Murdoch’s takeover list (not that we’d sell), what we publish not only helps inform readers but also nudges the Tasmanian media to take up issues they may otherwise have neglected.
One small illustration this week came after TT republished an article from online site for Australian academics, The Conversation, by Mike Sandiford on how Hydro Tasmania had been running its water storages down ahead of the likely repeal of the carbon tax. ( See “How much will Tasmania pay for shorting the carbon price?” July 16 ).
The following day the Mercury featured the topic on its front page and on its website, adding additional perspectives to the debate.
Also last week an observation on Ten Days on the Island – which included an earlier-published financial analysis ( Ten Days: What is going on … ? ) – led to an interview on ABC local radio.
To help reduce the amount of time in publishing articles and photos, TT editors have put together a guide on how to submit material. Please see Submitting material for Tasmanian Times.
And thank you to all those who read TT and especially to those who submit tips, articles, photos and other material to share. A special thanks also to those financial supporters and advertisers who make it possible to keep TT going. Thank you one and all.
The Editors.
• Earlier on Tasmanian Times, Mercury: ‘Still the top newspaper brand in the state’ …
