Table 2 Newspaper characteristics and period covered in analysis
From: Print media coverage of primary healthcare and related research evidence in South Africa
Geographical circulation of newspapers | Newspapers | Frequency | Publisher | LexisNexis coverage (Start–end dates) | Period covered in analysis | Number of years covered in analysis | Newspaper circulation (2012) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
National newspapers | |||||||
|  | Mail & Guardian | Weekly | M & G Media Ltd., Johannesburg | Jan 2010–current | 2010/01–2012/12 | 3 | 48,999 |
Posta | Weekly | Independent Newspapers, Johannesburg | Jan 2007– current | 2007/01–2012/12 | 3 | 44,683 | |
Star (The) | Mon–Sat | Independent Newspapers, Johannesburg | July 2006–current | 2007/01–2012/12 | 6 | 102,244 | |
Sunday Independent (The) | Weekly | Independent Newspapers, Johannesburg | Jan 2007–current | 2007/01–2012/12 | 6 | 35,263 | |
Sunday Times | Weekly | Avusa Media Ltd., Johannesburg | Jan 1997–current | 1997/01–2012/12 | 16 | 449,799 | |
Sunday Tribune | Weekly | Independent Newspapers, Johannesburg | Jan 2007–current | 2007/01–2012/12 | 6 | 71,675 | |
Sunday World | Weekly | Avusa Media Ltd., Johannesburg | Oct 2008–current | 2009/01–2012/12 | 4 | 130,656 | |
Times (The) | Weekly | Avusa Media Ltd., Johannesburg | Sept 2008–current | 2009/01–2012/12 | 4 | 146,956 | |
Provincial newspapers | |||||||
Eastern Cape | Algoa Sun | Monthly | Avusa Media Ltd., Johannesburg | Aug 2010–current | 2011/01–2012/12 | 2 | 20,337 |
Daily Dispatch | Mon–Sat | Avusa Media Ltd., Johannesburg | Sept 2008–current | 2009/01–2012/12 | 4 | 26,339 | |
Go! & Express | Weekly | Avusa Media Ltd., Johannesburg | Aug 2010–current | 2011/01–2012/12 | 2 | 37,454 | |
Herald (The) | Mon–Fri | Avusa Media Ltd., Johannesburg | Sept 2008–current | 2009/01–2012/12 | 4 | 22,079 | |
Our Time | Weekly | Avusa Media Ltd., Johannesburg | Sept 2010–current | 2011/01–2012/12 | 2 | 2,323 | |
Representative (The) | Weekly | Avusa Media Ltd., Johannesburg | Aug 2010–current | 2011/01–2012/12 | 2 | 5,642 | |
Talk of the Town | Weekly | Avusa Media Ltd., Johannesburg | Aug 2010–current | 2011/01–2012/12 | 2 | 2,784 | |
Weekend Post | Weekly | Avusa Media Ltd., Johannesburg | May 2009–current | 2010/01–2012/12 | 3 | 21,694 | |
Gauteng | Pretoria News | Mon–Sat | Independent Newspapers, Johannesburg | July 2006–current | 2007/01–2012/12 | 6 | 17,576 |
|  | Sowetan | Daily | Avusa Media Ltd., Johannesburg | Sept 2008–current | 2009/01–2012/12 | 4 | 100,349 |
KwaZulu-Natal | Business Day | Daily | Avusa Media Ltd., Johannesburg | Aug 1997–current (some from Jan 1997) | 1998/01–2012/12 | 15 | 35,149 |
Daily News | Daily | Independent Newspapers, Johannesburg | July 2006–current | 2007/01–2012/12 | 6 | 30,743 | |
Independent Saturday (The) | Weekly | Independent Newspapers, Johannesburg | April 2007–current | 2008/01–2012/12 | 5 | 43,011 | |
Mercury | Daily | Independent Newspapers, Johannesburg | July 2006–current | 2007/01–2012/12 | 6 | 29,761 | |
Western Cape | Cape Argus/Argus weekend | Daily | Independent Newspapers, Johannesburg | July 2006–current | 2007/01–2012/12 | 6 | 32,337/60,383 |
Cape times | Daily | Independent Newspapers, Johannesburg | July 2006–current | 2007/01–2012/12 | 6 | 34,627 | |
West Cape News | Daily | Africa News Service Inc., USA | Jan 2010–current | 2010/01–2012/12 | 3 | b | |