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| {{short description|Australian news website}} | {{short description|Australian news website}} | ||
| {{advert|date=January 2022}} | |||
| {{primary sources|date=May 2019}} | |||
| {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}} | {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}} | ||
| {{Infobox newspaper | {{Infobox newspaper | ||
| | name = {{noitalic|news.com.au}} | |||
| | image = News-com-au logo.svg | | image = News-com-au logo.svg | ||
| | format = ] | | format = ] | ||
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| owner = ] | ||
| | website = {{url|https://www.news.com.au}} | | website = {{url|https://www.news.com.au}} | ||
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| ⚫ | '''News.com.au''' (stylised in all lowercase) is an Australian website owned by ]. It had 9.6 million unique readers in April 2019<ref>{{cite web |title= April 2019 digital news rankings|url=https://www.nielsen.com/au/en/press-room/2019/nielsen-digital-content-ratings-april-2019-tagged-rankings.html |website=The Nielsen Company |access-date=6 September 2024 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190525123324/https://www.nielsen.com/au/en/press-room/2019/nielsen-digital-content-ratings-april-2019-tagged-rankings.html | archive-date = 25 May 2019}}</ref> and covers national and international ], lifestyle, travel, entertainment, technology, finance and sport. | ||
| ⚫ | '''News.com.au''' is an Australian |
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| Editorial standards are generally poor, with errors of spelling and grammar being commonplace. Sentences are sometimes published incomplete or incoherent and pictures are occasionally captioned incorrectly, perhaps reflective of the industry-wide imperative to be first to publish. | |||
| In recent years, the site has pivoted away from serious news journalism towards a more tabloid style of publication. Stories are published daily covering occurrences on social media platforms such as Tik Tok and Instagram, as well as reproductions from tabloid partners such as the UK’s Sun Newspaper. | |||
| ==Staff== | ==Staff== | ||
| The organisation employs about 80 journalists, among them ] as national political editor<ref>, ]. {{Retrieved|access-date=29 March 2022}}</ref> and ] as contributor.<ref>, news.com.au. {{Retrieved|access-date=29 March 2022}}</ref> | |||
| * Lisa Muxworthy – Editor-In-Chief | |||
| * Stephanie Raethel – Group Features Editor | |||
| * Oliver Murray – Editor | |||
| * Liz Burke – Deputy Editor | |||
| * Kerry Warren – Afternoon News Editor | |||
| * Andrew Backhouse – Morning Homepage Editor | |||
| * Wenlei Ma – Afternoon Homepage Editor | |||
| * Matt Young – Night Editor | |||
| ==Web analytics== | ==Web analytics== | ||
| According to third-party ] providers, ] and ], |
According to third-party ] providers, ] and ], news.com.au was the 19th and 27th most visited website in Australia respectively, as of July 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/news.com.au|title=news.com.au Site Overview|publisher=]|access-date=18 January 2019|archive-date=29 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171129112335/https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/news.com.au|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=similar>{{cite web|url=https://www.similarweb.com/website/news.com.au|title=news.com.au Analytics|publisher=]|access-date=18 January 2019}}</ref> SimilarWeb rates the site as the third most visited news website in Australia, attracting more than 18 million visitors per month.<ref name=similar/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.similarweb.com/country_category/australia/news_and_media|title=Top 50 sites in Australia for News And Media|publisher=SimilarWeb|access-date=30 July 2015|url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150825042518/http://www.similarweb.com/country_category/australia/news_and_media|archive-date=25 August 2015}}</ref> ] Ratings rated news.com.au as Australia's most popular news website as of January 2015.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://mumbrella.com.au/january-online-news-ratings-remain-steady-news-com-au-winning-275553#|last = Burton-Bradley | first = Robert|title=News site audiences dive but News.com.au increases lead at the top of online ratings in January|work=]|date=11 February 2015|access-date=18 January 2019}}</ref> | ||
| Whilst frequently ranked as the number-one visited Australian news website in Australia during 2019, as of June 2020, |
Whilst frequently ranked as the number-one visited Australian news website in Australia during 2019, as of June 2020, news.com.au has slipped to the third most visited news website in Australia after ] and ].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://mumbrella.com.au/news-com-au-tumbles-to-sixth-in-ranking-of-australias-most-popular-websites-as-abc-maintains-lead-630211|last = Kelly | first = Vivienne|title=News.com.au tumbles to sixth in ranking of Australia's most popular websites, as ABC maintains lead|work=]|date=4 June 2020|access-date=24 June 2020}}</ref> | ||
| ⚫ | ==Awards== | ||
| ⚫ | *] 2021: June Andrews Women’s Leadership in Media – 'Let Her Speak' | ||
| ⚫ | *Our Watch Award 2021 – Samantha Maiden for her ] exclusive | ||
| ⚫ | *'']'' Publish Awards 2021: Journalist of the Year – Samantha Maiden | ||
| ⚫ | *Mumbrella Publish Awards 2021: Single Article of the Year – Samantha Maiden for her report on Brittany Higgins | ||
| ⚫ | *B&T's Women In Media Awards 2021: Woman of the Year – Nina Funnell for ] | ||
| ⚫ | *B&T's Women In Media Awards 2021: Glass Ceiling Award – Nina Funnell | ||
| ⚫ | *B&T's Women In Media Awards 2021: Journalist of the Year – Nina Funnell | ||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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| *] | *] | ||
| ⚫ | ==Awards== | ||
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| ⚫ | *Our Watch Award 2021 |
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| ⚫ | *Mumbrella Publish Awards 2021: Journalist of the Year |
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| ⚫ | *Mumbrella Publish Awards 2021: Single Article of the Year |
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| ⚫ | *B&T's Women In Media Awards 2021: Woman of the Year |
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| ⚫ | *B&T's Women In Media Awards 2021: Glass Ceiling Award |
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| ⚫ | *B&T's Women In Media Awards 2021: Journalist of the Year |
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| ==References== | ==References== | ||
| {{Reflist}} | {{Reflist|30em}} | ||
| ==External links== | ==External links== | ||
| *{{Official website| |
*{{Official website|https://www.news.com.au}} | ||
| ⚫ | {{News Corp Australia|state=collapsed}}{{Online news in Australia}} | ||
| ⚫ | {{News Corp Australia|state=collapsed}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:31, 26 December 2024
Australian news website
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| Format | Online newspaper |
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| Owner(s) | News Corp Australia |
| Website | www |
News.com.au (stylised in all lowercase) is an Australian website owned by News Corp Australia. It had 9.6 million unique readers in April 2019 and covers national and international news, lifestyle, travel, entertainment, technology, finance and sport.
Staff
The organisation employs about 80 journalists, among them Samantha Maiden as national political editor and Joe Hildebrand as contributor.
Web analytics
According to third-party web analytics providers, Alexa and SimilarWeb, news.com.au was the 19th and 27th most visited website in Australia respectively, as of July 2015. SimilarWeb rates the site as the third most visited news website in Australia, attracting more than 18 million visitors per month. Nielsen Online Ratings rated news.com.au as Australia's most popular news website as of January 2015.
Whilst frequently ranked as the number-one visited Australian news website in Australia during 2019, as of June 2020, news.com.au has slipped to the third most visited news website in Australia after ABC News Online and Daily Mail Australia.
Awards
- Walkley Awards 2021: June Andrews Women’s Leadership in Media – 'Let Her Speak'
- Our Watch Award 2021 – Samantha Maiden for her Brittany Higgins exclusive
- Mumbrella Publish Awards 2021: Journalist of the Year – Samantha Maiden
- Mumbrella Publish Awards 2021: Single Article of the Year – Samantha Maiden for her report on Brittany Higgins
- B&T's Women In Media Awards 2021: Woman of the Year – Nina Funnell for LetHerSpeak
- B&T's Women In Media Awards 2021: Glass Ceiling Award – Nina Funnell
- B&T's Women In Media Awards 2021: Journalist of the Year – Nina Funnell
See also
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References
- "April 2019 digital news rankings". The Nielsen Company. Archived from the original on 25 May 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- "Samantha Maiden: 'Hawaii Two-O: Scott Morrison's bushfire holiday' – All Media: Scoop of the Year 2020", The Walkley Foundation. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- "The Editorial Team", news.com.au. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- "news.com.au Site Overview". Alexa Internet. Archived from the original on 29 November 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- ^ "news.com.au Analytics". SimilarWeb. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- "Top 50 sites in Australia for News And Media". SimilarWeb. Archived from the original on 25 August 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
- Burton-Bradley, Robert (11 February 2015). "News site audiences dive but News.com.au increases lead at the top of online ratings in January". Mumbrella. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- Kelly, Vivienne (4 June 2020). "News.com.au tumbles to sixth in ranking of Australia's most popular websites, as ABC maintains lead". Mumbrella. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
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