Brisbane Times
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| Type | News site |
|---|---|
| Format | Online |
| Owner(s) | Fairfax Digital |
| Managing editor | Simon Holt |
| Founded | 7 March 2007 |
| Political alignment | Centre-left |
| Headquarters | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Website | www |
Brisbane Times is an online newspaper for Brisbane and Queensland, Australia.
History
The Brisbane Times was launched on 7 March 2007[1] by then-Queensland Premier Peter Beattie.[2] The publication started with 14 journalists in an attempt by Fairfax to break into the South East Queensland market, competing against the website of News Corporation's incumbent The Courier-Mail.
Ownership
It is owned and run by Fairfax Digital, the online subsidiary of Fairfax Media, publishers of Melbourne's The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald and other mastheads, plus subject-focused websites and business-centered magazine titles. The founding managing editor was Mitchell Murphy;[3] the current managing editor is Simon Holt.[4]
Web traffic
According to third-party web analytics providers Alexa and SimilarWeb, the Brisbane Times is the 191st and 250th most visited website in Australia respectively, as of August 2015.[5][6] SimilarWeb rates the site as the 24th most visited news website in Australia, attracting more than 2 million visitors per month.[6][7]
See also
References
- ^ Greg Roberts and Michael Sainsbury (8 March 2007). "Fairfax launches online in Brisbane". The Australian.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Eric Shackle (11 March 2007). "Brisbane's Newest Newspaper Goes Online". OhMyNews.
- ^ "Fairfax embraces Brisbane". The Sydney Morning Herald. 7 March 2007.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Our Staff". Fairfax Media. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
- ^ "Brisbanetimes.com.au Site Overview". Alexa. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
- ^ a b "Brisbanetimes.com.au Analytics". SimilarWeb. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
- ^ "Top 50 sites in Australia for News And Media". SimilarWeb. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
External links
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