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Newspapers & Magazines
Newspapers & Magazines make up a significant part of the media community in New England. The high regard for journalism, as well as a desire for news from many different angles, has prompted a flowering of newspapers, journals and glossy magazines across the nation. On average, a New England will read from five or six different print sources a week.
The largest print sources are the national newspapers. The New Englander is the sole nation-wide paper, but the local papers from the larger cities also have a significant national impact. Magazines provide a sources of information for specialist groups, hobbyists and sub-cultures. Journals provide technical information and research which is often used by academics. Many of these journals are later republished for popular consumption in magazines.
Journalism is held in high regard, with quality stories and articles attracting compliments from letter writers to the publisher. Poor writing, if it is published at all, will often be harshly criticised by the readership, and circulation of a publisher can fall dramatically. The most coveted prize is the Emmett Prize for Journalism, which in a manner similar to the Pulitzer Prize
rewards the best newspaper, magazine and journal writings for the year.
The New Englander
The New Englander is the sole national daily broadsheet newspaper of New England and was established in 2009 as a media outlet for the independence movement during the Civil War. The New Englander is the most popular newspaper, and has a daily readership of around 275,000 on weekdays and 325,000 on Saturdays. The Sunday edition of the paper is known as the Sunday National.
The New Englander is generally perceived as having a moderate outlook and appeals to a more affluent and socially conscious demographic than its main local competitors in Armidale and Coffs Harbour.
Local Papers
Most cities have at least one locally produced paper that runs in competition with the New Englander. These papers tend to be more conservative, but that outlook of the paper depends on the general public mood in each of the cities that the paper is published. Most papers have a readership of between 10,000 and 100,000 per day or week. The local papers are:
- Armidale Express
- Armidale Daily Herald
- Armidale Independent
- Barraba Gazette
- Bellinger Courier Sun
- Bingara Advocate
- Coffs Harbour Advocate
- Coffs Harbour Independent
- Dorrigo Weekly Times
- Glen Innes Examiner
- Grafton Daily Examiner
- Guyra Argus
- Inverell Times
- Lower Clarence Review
- Macleay Argus
- Mid Coast Observer
- Nambucca Guardian News
- Port Macquarie Daily Bulletin
- Port Macquarie News
- Tenterfield Star
- Uralla Times
- Walcha News
- Woolgoolga Advertiser
Magazines & Journals
Magazines and Journals make up a very important part of the print media in New England. Both are used in the technical and academic communities for the communication of new developments and discoveries. Popular magazines like the Woman's Weekly, Hello! or National Enquirer are non existent in New England. The population has no interest in trash journalism.
Magazines also provide a means for sub-cultures to publish their views, opinions and events. Good examples include the gay and lesbian magazine Outlanders or the rail enthusiast magazine Railway Times. Such magazines provide valuable information for the communities they represent as well as in depth stories on particular subjects that are of interest. Many overseas magazines can be obtained as well, usually with an increase in price for importation costs.
Unlike many nations, pornography can be obtained by any ID carrying adult over the age of eighteen. Most pornographic material is now available on the internet, but a small market remains for those without internet access. Most also make some attempt at relevant articles which may be of some interest to people buying the magazines with little interest in anything but the photography.
Academic journals are common. Almost any school of study will have a local journal which reports the latest findings in research and exploration. These journals will also have counter-arguments published the following month that give academics an opportunity to criticise the research and offer alternatives. Those journal articles that would have obvious public appeal will often be published in a number of magazines which outline the findings and the practical applications that this research may involve. The best examples include National Scientific (science) and Compass (geography).
