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{{short description|Daily newspaper serving the Sunshine Coast, Queensland}}
{{Use Australian English|date=June 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox newspaper
| name = Sunshine Coast Daily
| logo = Sunshine-coast-daily.webp
| type = Newspaper
| owners = [[News Corp Australia]]
| publisher =
| headquarters =[[Maroochydore]] QLD 4558
| editor = Nadja Fleet
| language = English
| ISSN =
| website = [https://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/ sunshinecoastdaily.com.au]
}}

The '''Sunshine Coast Daily''' is an [[online newspaper]] specifically serving the [[Sunshine Coast, Queensland|Sunshine Coast]] region of [[Queensland]], [[Australia]]. It is owned by [[News Corp Australia]].<ref>Burrowes, Tim (29 December 2016) [https://mumbrella.com.au/news-corp-completes-apn-newspapers-deal-417835 News Corp completes takeover of APN's regional newspapers], ''[[Mumbrella]]''. Retrieved 27 April 2018.</ref> It was originally founded as a print newspaper, however since 2020 the publication is only available in digital forms.

In 2008, the circulation of the ''Sunshine Coast Daily'' was 21,604 Monday to Friday and 34,716 on Saturday.<ref>[http://www.auditbureau.org.au/ Audit Bureau of Circulations] (ABC). Average Net Paid Sales for October–December 2008 (metro and larger regional titles)/January–June 2008 (other regional titles).</ref>{{failed verification|date=April 2019}} In 2015, those figures were down to 12,200 Monday to Friday and just under 18,000 on Saturday.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sunshine Coast Daily: Contact Information, Journalists, and Overview {{!}} Muck Rack|url=https://muckrack.com/media-outlet/sunshinecoastdaily|access-date=2020-11-20|website=muckrack.com|language=en}}</ref>

There were also a number of community publications attached to the newspaper, the ''Caloundra Weekly'', ''Maroochy Weekly'', ''Nambour Weekly'', and ''Buderim Chronicle''. The ''Sunshine Coast Daily'' was also responsible for producing the ''Caboolture News'', ''Noosa News'', and ''Bribie Weekly''. These had all been closed by News Limited by mid-2020.

== History ==

=== 1980-1988 Provincial Newspapers Queensland Ownership ===
On 7 July 1980, Provincial Newspapers Queensland used the presence it had been building up on the Sunshine Coast through the purchase of various weeklies in the 1970s, combined with the 1964 purchase of the Nambour Chronicle (another local Sunshine Coast newspaper) to launch a new publication, published from Maroochydore,<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last=Kirkpatrick|first=Rod|date=1994|title=Six dynasties that ended in a whimper: the end of PNQ|journal=Australian Studies in Journalism|volume=3}}</ref> the Sunshine Coast Daily. The Sunshine Coast Daily steadily became a strong performer, building its circulation to 21,052 by September 1992 in a region with a population of 125,000.<ref name=":0" /> It gave fierce competition to the long-established Brisbane daily, the Courier Mail.<ref name=":0" /> The success of the Sunshine Coast Daily acquisition was reflective in Provincial Newspaper Queensland's annual net profit. In 1985 its annual net profit increased from $1,919,000 in 1980 to $4,510,000.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|last=Moffett|first=Geoff|title=Australia's Top 500 Companies, 1992-93|publisher=Riddell Information Services Pty Ltd|year=1992|location=Sydney|pages=85}}</ref> In 1987–88, its final year of operation as Provincial Newspaper's Queensland, profit was $4million.<ref name=":1" />

=== 1999-2016 Australian Regional Media and 2016-present NewsCorp Ownership ===
In June 2016, the sale of Australian Regional Media to News Corp was approved by 99.94% of shareholders who voted, not including News Limited and its associated shareholders.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Media boss says readers will be the winners in News Corp deal|url=https://www.qt.com.au/news/accc-approve-sale-queensland-media-business/3120485/|access-date=2020-11-20|website=Queensland Times|language=en}}</ref> In June 2016, Australian Regional Media was sold to [[News Corp Australia]] for $36.6 million.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|last=Mason|first=Max|date=2016|title=Rural papers better under Murdoch: APN|work=The Australian Financial Review}}</ref>

=== NewsCorp Attempted Sale of Regional Newspapers 2020 ===
In May 2020, due to the already challenged regional newspaper sector suffering from significant declines in advertising spend before the [[COVID-19 pandemic|COVID-19]] crisis and even more significant advertising booking cancellations caused by the pandemic,<ref name=":6">{{Cite web|last=Samios|first=Zoe|date=2020-05-12|title=Catalano's talks with News Corp over regional papers collapse|url=https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/catalano-s-talks-with-news-corp-over-regional-papers-collapse-20200512-p54s5q.html|access-date=2020-11-19|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|language=en}}</ref> NewsCorp Australia to enter discussions to sell their regional newspaper publication.

NewsCorp was in discussion with Australian Community Media to reach an agreement on the sale of the portfolio of more than 100 regional and community newspapers. However, on 12 May 2020, News Corp Australasia executive chairman Michael Miller said the talks with Australian Community Media had failed to result in a sale.<ref name=":6" />

== Digitisation ==
On 28 May 2020, NewsCorp announced that there were to be significant job cuts to restructure the company towards the digitisation of regional newspapers.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Doran|first=Matthew|date=2020|title=News Corp to cut jobs in restructure towards digital-only community and regional newspapers|work=ABC|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-28/news-corp-to-cut-jobs-in-restructure-towards-digital-newspapers/12294970}}</ref> On 27 June 2020, the final print Sunshine Coast Daily was published.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news|last=Kinninment|first=Megan|date=2020|title=As Sunshine Coast Daily's run ends a family shares the impact of having no local newspaper.|work=ABC Sunshine Coast|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-27/family-shares-impact-of-no-sunshine-coast-regional-newspaper/12387802}}</ref> Many long-time local residents were disappointed in the action saying that the paper had been a “source of community connection for generations, documenting both small and large events in [people’s] lives”.<ref name=":3" /> Local publications including the [[Caloundra Weekly]] and ''[[Nambour Weekly]]'' ceased as part of this restructure.<ref>{{Cite web|date=28 May 2020|title=Future is digital: News announces major changes|url=https://www.gattonstar.com.au/news/future-digital-news-announces-major-changes/4025188/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201222032551/https://www.gattonstar.com.au/news/future-digital-news-announces-major-changes/4025188/|archive-date=2020-12-22|access-date=2020-12-22|website=Gatton Star|language=en}}</ref>

As of 2020, The Sunshine Coast Daily has three major online platforms: website, app and digital edition.

=== Website ===
The website follows the same format as the former print version. All members of the public can access the titles and blurbs of the major news articles of the day on the website however access to the articles on the website are only accessible to people who purchase the unlimited digital access Sunshine Coast Daily subscription. The subscription rate is $1 a week for the first four weeks and $7 a week thereafter.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|title=Subscribe Now to Sunshine Coast Daily for exclusive premium stories|url=https://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/subscriptions/premium-offer/|access-date=2020-11-10|website=www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au}}</ref> This subscription allows users unlimited digital access on any device, access to apps and unrestricted digital access to the Courier Mail.<ref name=":4" />

=== App ===
In September 2016, the Sunshine Coast Daily launched an app for readers to access major news stories online rather than in print.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|title=Daily launches new digital edition|url=https://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/news/daily-launches-new-digital-edition/4065054/|access-date=2020-11-10|website=Sunshine Coast Daily|language=en}}</ref> The app is available on both the Apple App Store and Google Play. It is compatible with ioS and Android. There have been multiple updates to the app since its production in 2016 which have allowed users to access the major articles of the day from their smart device.

=== Digital Edition ===
The Digital Edition of the Sunshine Coast Daily is an online flip book. It was launched in 2016<ref name=":5" /> and aims to replicate the print version of the publication. When the digital edition was initially launched it was a four-page interactive digital edition<ref name=":5" /> highlighting major stories as they would have appeared in paper. As of July 2020, due to positive feedback from locals, the digital edition is sixteen pages and also features nation and world news, puzzles, horoscopes, shares, TV guides and cartoons.<ref name=":5" />

== Organisation ==
The editor of the Sunshine Coast Daily is Nadja Fleet.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Contact|url=https://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/contact/|access-date=2020-11-19|website=Sunshine Coast Daily|language=en}}</ref> She has been the Editor in Chief at the Sunshine Coast Daily since 2020<ref>{{Cite web|last=LinkedIn|date=2020|title=LinkedIn: Nadja Fleet|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/nadjafleet/?originalSubdomain=au}}</ref> and currently resides on the Sunshine Coast.

== Headquarters ==
The Sunshine Coast Daily Headquarters were located in [[Maroochydore]], Queensland on Newspaper Place and Dalton Drive. As of June 2020, due to the significant decline in revenue due to [[COVID-19 pandemic|COVID-19]], employees of the Sunshine Coast Daily were being moved out of the headquarters as it was announced that NewsCorp Australia were to lease the space.<ref>{{Cite news|last=ABC Sunshine Coast|date=2020|title=THE SUNSHINE COAST DAILY TO MOVE OUT OF NEWSPAPER PLACE.|work=ABC}}</ref>

== Circulation ==
The readership of the print Sunshine Coast Daily increased in the early 2000s to 2014. From 2014 to the introduction of the online-only paper, the news publication had seen a steady decline in readership.

The weekly Monday-Friday print Sunshine Coast Daily decreased from 45,000 to 42,000 from March 2014 to March 2015 and the readership of the weekend (Saturday) print Sunshine Coast Daily decreased from 46,000 to 37,000 from March 2014 to March 2015<ref>{{Cite web|title=Regional newspaper readership down in Queensland|url=http://www.roymorgan.com/findings/6284-roy-morgan-queensland-regional-newspaper-readership-results-march-2015-201506110459|access-date=2020-11-19|website=Roy Morgan|language=en}}</ref>

The reasons for this decline in circulation is because of competition from other media and because newspapers represent a “mature” industry approaching its end.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Green|first=Kerry|date=1999|title=How newsroom failures limit readership gains|url=https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/data/UQ_11322/green99.pdf?Expires=1605817977&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJKNBJ4MJBJNC6NLQ&Signature=OIIb8tY-bdI0nV~~XkWEYCmHOGIgKmb1-OLMhEz9ztX0lzK6zmfOmUecQ96olqiFhf9pJPSFBA-CvD9XMMLj8FuFpWTccaqOl~32ZbHXcEDFyZqR6y5zOrM8ZFm1yxrkZm8RUYa6GxBFLrIKAEVO9OhsKR-EoilES6iW9agTJc3IgRRdxjh0H4YXnJm5qk99Bc-rodtAJDCtzgA7YsoQfnuVu-hQ9H17IitAbEK3eltqweACWbLQqO~radnYFJwlTKuwmblJzw9xXvl~W25N8JKZRtUYMApmwTAyqPn-39KhZZ8RQb3LaZ-UtMdB5lnMiig5PfBnGbPZz6kSgvNqmw__|journal=Australian Studies in Journalism|volume=8|pages=18}}</ref> Furthermore, population declines, closure of major industries in regional areas and reductions in editorial space <ref name=":0" /> may have also contributed to the decline in readership.

== Controversies ==
A controversy faced by the ''Sunshine Coast Daily'' was the front-page sniper shot depiction targeted at Anastasia Palaszczuk in 2019.<ref name=APC1771>{{cite web |last1=Australian Press Council |title=Adjudication 1771: Premier Palaszczuk/Sunshine Coast Daily (September 2019) |url=https://www.presscouncil.org.au/document-search/adj-1771/ |website=Australian Press Council Adjudications}}</ref> This dispute was taken to the [[Australian Press Council]] that concluded that the ''Sunshine Coast Daily'' apology and the fact that the publication removed the image from its digital platforms and published letters to the editor that were critical of the page resolved the issue.<ref name=APC1771 />

== Reputation ==
The Sunshine Coast Daily has won the following awards:
{| class="wikitable"
|Award
|Journalist
|Article
|Date
|Citation
|-
|Walkley Foundation
|Tenille Bonoguore
|N/A
|2005
|<ref>{{Cite web|last=The Walkley Foundation|date=2019|title=Walkley Winners Archive - The Walkley Foundation|url=https://www.walkleys.com/awards/walkley-winners-archive/|access-date=2020-11-16|website=www.walkleys.com}}</ref>
|-
|PANPA Newspaper of the Year
|N/A
|N/A
|2007
|<ref>{{Cite web|date=2007-08-08|title=The Age wins Pacific award|url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/the-age-wins-pacific-award-20070809-gdqtd9.html|access-date=2020-11-16|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|PANPA Newspaper of the Year
|N/A
|N/A
|2011
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Daily wins newspaper of the year|url=https://www.stanthorpeborderpost.com.au/news/daily-shines-again/1536552/|access-date=2020-11-16|website=Stanthorpe Border Post|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|Regional News Brand of the Year
Finalist
|N/A
|N/A
|2019
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=ASG Excellence in IT Journalism Award|url=https://www.npc.org.au/journalism-awards/asg-excellence-in-it-journalism-award/|access-date=2020-11-16|website=National Press Club of Australia|language=en}}</ref>
|}

== See also ==
* [[List of newspapers in Australia]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{official|https://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/}}

{{News Corp Australia}}
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[[Category:Sunshine Coast, Queensland]]
[[Category:Newspapers published in Queensland]]
[[Category:APN Australian Regional Media]]
[[Category:Daily newspapers published in Australia]]
[[Category:Online newspapers with defunct print editions]]

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