Data of Indian Newspapers and Advantages and disadvantages

1. Newspaper

2. Objectives
• Newspapers in India
• Advantage
• Disadvantage
• Dailies
• Circulation
• Average Sales
• Summary

3. Newspapers in India
• 1780 The Bengal Gazette
• 1785 The India Gazette, The Calcutta
Gazette, The Madras Courier
• 1789 The Bombay Herald
• 1822 Bombay Samachar
• 1826 30 May Udant Martand
• 1838 The Times of India
• 1961 The Economic Times

4.  Advantage:
• Update Current events
• General Knowledge
• Low cost for large coverage
• Geographic Selectivity
• Products can be shown
 Disadvantage:
• Wasted Circulation - not targeted
• Short life–Paper thrown out
• Limited or Poor color production

5. General Knowledge: Reading newspaper is a good habit that can provide a great sense of educational value. It carries
information about politics, economy, entertainment, sports, business, industry, trade and commerce. With this habit, it will
not only enhance your knowledge about general information but it will likewise improve your English skills and vocabulary.
Update Current events: Newspapers carry the news of the world. By reading it, you will become updated with current
events not only in your nation but news about other countries as well.
Group Discussions: By taking an active participation in group discussions, it will make you feel that you belong in an
enlightened society. The only thing that can stop you from joining talks and discussion is if you are ignorant of what is
happening around you.
Detailed information: There are televisions and radios that also bring current news but it do not provide detailed
information as newspaper does.

6. Dailies in India
• Dainik Jagran (Hindi)
• Dainik Bhaskar (Hindi)
• Gujarat Times(Hindi)
• Panjab Kesari (Hindi)
• News Post (Hindi)
• Malayala Manorama (Malayalam)
• Daily Thanthi (Tamil)
• Sakshi (Telugu)
• Eenadu (Telugu)
• Rajasthan Patrika (Hindi)
• Sanmarg (Hindi)
• Amar Ujala (Hindi)
• Prajavani (Kannada)
• Vijaya Karnataka(Kannada)
• Hindustan Times (English)
• The Times Of India (English)
• Lokmat (Marathi)
• Anandabazar Patrika (Bengali)

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Dailies Newspapers Circulation
Dailies

8. List of newspapers in India by circulation
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Rank Newspaper Headquarters Language Jul-Dec 2015
1 Dainik Bhaskar Bhopal Hindi 3,818,477
2 Dainik Jagran Kanpur Hindi 3,307,517
3 The Times of India Mumbai English 3,057,678
4 Amar Ujala Noida Hindi 2,935,111
5 Hindustan New Delhi Hindi 2,409,604
6
Malayala
Manorama
Kottayam Malayalam 2,342,747
7 Rajasthan Patrika Jaipur Hindi 1,811,758
8 Eenadu Hyderabad Telugu 1,807,581
9 Daily Thanthi Chennai Tamil 1,667,442
10 The Hindu Chennai English 1,518,082
Average Qualifying Sales

9. List of newspapers in India by circulation
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Dainik
Bhaskar
Dainik
Jagran
The Times
of India
Amar Ujala Hindustan Malayala
Manorama
Rajasthan
Patrika
Eenadu Daily
Thanthi
The Hindu
Average Qualifying Sales
Total Newspaper circulation 24,675,997