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The Star (South Africa)

The Star is a daily newspaper based in Gauteng, South Africa that was established in 1887. The paper is distributed mainly in Gauteng and other provinces such as Mpumalanga, Limpopo, North West, and Free State.

The Star is one of the titles of the South African Independent News & Media group (INL), owned by Sekunjalo Media Consortium whose founder and chairman is Dr. Iqbal Survé. For many years, The Star was owned by the Argus Printing & Publishing Company, controlled by the Anglo American Corporation.[1] The Irish Independent News & Media (INM) bought and renamed the Argus in the early 1990s.[2] Sekujalo acquired INL in 2013.[3]

Content

The content published in The Star focuses on leading daily national, local and international national news and analysis. Its leader and opinion page offers a platform for thought leaders to contribute their opinions on topical news.

Products

The Star houses the Business Report newspaper (a financial newspaper in South Africa), as well as a carrier for the following supplements:

Awards

Newspaper Journalism Awards 2012

Notable stories

The Bang-Bang Club

The Star newspaper employed three members of the Bang-Bang Club. It employed Kevin Carter as a staff photographer in 1984. Ken Oosterbroek worked for the paper before being appointed its chief photographer in August 1991. João Silva was hired shortly afterwards.

History

The Star newspaper appeared for the first time in Johannesburg as The Eastern Star. It was founded in Grahamstown under that title on 6 January 1871 (as a resurrection of the previous Great Eastern paper), and was moved to the Witwatersrand sixteen years later by its owners, brothers Thomas and George Sheffield. In 1889, the name Eastern Star was changed to the one currently in use.[4]

Supplements

Distribution areas

Distribution figures

Readership figures

See also

References

  1. ^ Berger, Guy (1995). "New barons of the press". Index on Censorship. 24 (3): 125–133. doi:10.1080/03064229508535962. S2CID 147174491. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  2. ^ "African gamble pays dividends". The Irish Times.
  3. ^ "Sekunjalo finalises Independent Media purchase". 21 August 2013.
  4. ^ "SA History Website". Retrieved 18 June 2013.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "The Star Website". Archived from the original on 27 May 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
  6. ^ Audit Bureau of Circulations (S.A)
  7. ^ "ABC Q1 2024: The slow, steady downward trickle continues".
  8. ^ "ABC Q4 2023: Newspapers: Stable with marginal declines".
  9. ^ "https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/15/243904.html". {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  10. ^ "ABC Q2 2023 Newspapers: Hybrid model emerging as digital growth continues".
  11. ^ "Newspapers ABC Q1 2023: A quiet, stable quarter".
  12. ^ "Newspapers ABC Q3 2022: Daily and local papers decline but numbers steady".
  13. ^ "Newspapers ABC Q1 2022: Local is lekker but free is king".
  14. ^ "Newspapers ABC Q4 2021: Groundhog day for newspapers".
  15. ^ "Newspapers ABC Q3 2021: Industry fails to show upward momentum".
  16. ^ "Newspapers ABC Q2 2021: Green shoots for newspapers".
  17. ^ "#CircData: ABC Q1 2020 sees more newspaper circ numbers fall •". 26 May 2020.
  18. ^ "Newspapers ABC Q1 2019: Marginal declines".
  19. ^ "ABC Analysis Q1 2018: The biggest-circulating newspapers in SA •". 14 May 2018.
  20. ^ "ABC Analysis Q1 2017: The biggest-circulating newspapers in SA •". 10 May 2017.
  21. ^ "ABC Analysis Q1 2016: The biggest-circulating newspapers in SA •". 10 May 2016.
  22. ^ a b "ABC Analysis Q1 2015: The biggest-circulating newspapers in South Africa •". 8 May 2015.
  23. ^ SAARF AMPS (Previous Presentations)
  24. ^ SAARF AMPS (Industry Presentations)

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