WORLD PRESS TRENDS - World Association of Newspapers

EAST TIMOR
POPULATION
Population
All individuals
Total 952,618
Source: CIA (July 2002 est)
Note: other estimates for 2002 range as
low as 800,000
TOTAL ANNUAL SALES
Change (%)
2000 2001 2002 00/2002 2001/02
Total annual sales (thousands of copies)
Dailies 374 749 624 66.67 -16.67
Non-dailies 936 936 312 -66.67 -66.67
Source: Internews
There are no Sunday publications
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Change (%)
2000 2001 2002 00/2002 2001/02
Sales revenues (US$ 000)
Dailies - 374 312 - -16.67
Non-dailies 374 374 499 33.33 33.33
Source: Internews
Note: the above figures include VAT
Newsprint costs (US$)
2000 2001 2002
Newsprint costs (average per month)
US$ 1,500 2,000 2,200
Source: Internews
Contribution of classified and display revenue in dailies (US$)
2000 2001 2002
Display 500 1,000 1,000
Classified 1,000 3,000 4,000
Source: Internews
Top dailies (2002)
Cover
Title Publisher Circulation price US$
Suara Timor Lorosae Timor Tatoli Naroman Foundation* 1,000 0.50
Timor Post Beran Timor 600 0.50
Source: Internews
* Private ownership
Employment & salary (regional press)
2000 2001 2002
Total no. of Journalists 100 108 102
Total no. of Employees 112 118 122
Total salary costs
US$ 10,200 11,100 11,420
Source: Internews
Top advertising categories (2002)
Advertising sector
% of display ad revenue
Private companies 60
Government 20
NGOs 10
Small businesses 10
Source: Media outlets (Advertising department)
Top publishing companies (2002)
(listed in alphabetical order)
Beran Timor
Timor Tatoli Naroman Foundation
Kdadalak Media Cooperative
Source: Media outlets (Advertising department)
Top advertisers (2002)
(listed in alphabetical order)
Asia Foundation
Ensul
Makita
Pertamina
Timor Oil
Western Union
Source: Media outlets (Advertising
department)
Cover prices (2002)
US$
Single copy 0.50
Internet publishing (No. of online editions)
2001 2002
Dailies 2 2
Source: Internews
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