Wednesday, August 17, 2005

China/Newspapers


China Knowledge Press: China’s Daily Newspaper per Thousand People Increases by 6%

"The number of daily newspapers owned by every thousand people in China, which is a key indicator of a country’s information development level set by the United Nations, exceeded 75.86 copies in 2004, up 6% from 70 copies in 2003, according to the 2005 China Publishing Annual Development Report."

"Presently, there are 10 provinces and cities with a growth exceeding 20% and six provinces and cities which average more than 100 copies. Beijing and Shanghai have increased to 274.2 and 268.1 copies respectively in 2004 from the previous year.Up to 2005 July, China has a total of 1,926 newspapers titles, including 218 central party newspapers."

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