NEWSPAPERS SELL OUT ON OBAMANIA

Newspapers across America were snatched up quickly on Wednesday, as people everywhere sought to get their hands on copies reporting on Tuesday night’s historic victory for Barack Obama (reported on a World Association of Newspapers Blog site).

“Newspapers are a major information source and highly sought after for the in-depth story,” says Lexie Ribot, Creative Manager of the NAB.  “Whilst news websites may be consulted for their headlines and immediacy, it’s the printed product that readers turn to to get the full picture.”

The blog reported that people lined up outside The New York times building in Manhattan, the line stretching down the block.  A man working at a newsstand in New York told the Financial Times he had sold out of The New York Times by 9 a.m., and the New York Post by 11 a.m.

And just like America, around New Zealand today daily newspapers are being snapped up so that Kiwis can get the full report.  Every front page features the victorious Barack Obama and details inside give the full results of the election.

Almost half the population in New Zealand will pick up a newspaper to read on an average day. Today will definitely have increased readership across every paper in the country leading with this historic story.