The Nightly Explained

Format:Digital
Owners:Seven West Media
Chiefeditor:Christopher Dore (acting)
Editor:Sarah-Jane Tasker
Foundation:26 February 2024
Headquarters:50 Hasler Road,
Osborne Park, Western Australia
Sister Newspapers:The West Australian

The Nightly is an Australian daily digital newspaper, published by Seven West Media. Based in Western Australia, it is freely available and publishes on weekdays at 6 p.m. AEST (or AEDT during daylight savings).

History and operations

The Nightly is targeted at the east coast market, but unlike Seven West's eastern products, it is edited and produced in Western Australia.[1] Reportedly, Seven West owner Kerry Stokes was dissatisfied with the influence of the Seven Network in the eastern states, which is substantially lesser than that delivered by The West Australian, which is the only daily newspaper in that state.[2] The Nightly aimed to compete for readers of The Australian and Australian Financial Review.[3] Gina Rinehart, Chris Ellison, and Katie Page were early backers of the paper.[4] [5]

The paper operates from The West Australian's offices, although at launch half of its team worked from Sydney.[6] This is in order to take advantage of the time zone difference between Perth and the east coast to publish later in the day:[7] Seven West argued that audiences are now free during the evening rather than the morning. The paper's website and app were developed with Google, who also had input into the paper's design.[8] On its launch day, The Nightly's app was the most downloaded free app in Australia.

Seven West trademarked the paper's name in November 2023.[9] Staff were drawn from other Seven West publications and headhunted from News Corp Australia.[10] Reportedly, The Nightly attempted to secure child journalist Leonardo Puglisi as a political columnist.[11] The paper was launched on 26 February 2024. At launch, its editor-in-chief was Anthony De Ceglie, and Sarah-Jane Tasker was its editor. De Ceglie moved to Seven West's television division and was replaced by Christopher Dore on an acting basis from May 2024.[12]

Industry commentators expressed skepticism at the decision to launch a new digital publication in a crowded market with weakening advertising revenue.[13] However, De Ceglie claimed that the paper was profitable as of April 2024. Ipsos data found that 1.808million people had read The Nightly in April, more than doubling its audience in March.[14]

The Nightly was the only department of Seven West Media not to have jobs cut in a mid-2024 round of redundancies.[15]

Content

The paper has an agreement to republish articles from The New York Times, The Economist, and CNBC.[16] The Nightly also includes content from the Daily Mail, The Washington Post, The Daily Telegraph, as well as newswires PA Media and Australian Associated Press.

Editorship

Editors

Editorial stance

De Ceglie claimed that The Nightly targets the "mainstream middle" of Australian politics, but it has been described as a right-leaning publication. The paper professes itself to be "economically conservative, socially progressive", but its stance in practice has been unclear.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Buckingham-Jones . Sam . 2024-03-10 . Two halves of the Seven empire are at war over The Nightly . subscription . live . https://archive.today/20240310115050/https://www.afr.com/companies/media-and-marketing/seven-east-feuds-with-seven-west-over-stokes-the-nightly-20240310-p5fb9c . 2024-03-10 . 2024-05-20 . . . en-au . Sydney . 1444-9900 . 1131035760.
  2. Web site: Keane . Bernard . Bernard Keane . Dyer . Glenn . 2024-02-26 . A Nightly vote of no confidence in Seven's influence . registration . live . https://archive.today/20240226023718/https://www.crikey.com.au/2024/02/26/the-nightly-seven-network-kerry-stokes/ . 2024-02-26 . 2024-05-20 . . en.
  3. Web site: Jaspan . Calum . 2024-02-09 . Stokes’ Seven takes on News Corp with nightly newspaper, supported by Gina Rinehart . subscription . live . https://archive.today/20240209212307/https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/stokes-seven-takes-on-news-corp-with-nightly-newspaper-supported-by-gina-rinehart-20231207-p5epqr.html . 2024-02-09 . 2024-05-20 . . . en-au . 0312-6315 . 226369741.
  4. News: Meade . Amanda . 2024-03-01 . The Nightly: Kerry Stokes and his billionaire mates take a punt on ‘mainstream middle’ journalism . 2024-05-20 . . en-GB . 0261-3077.
  5. Web site: Buckingham-Jones . Sam . 2024-02-25 . The three billionaires backing Kerry Stokes’ new free newspaper . subscription . live . https://archive.today/20240226095113/https://www.afr.com/companies/media-and-marketing/the-three-billionaires-backing-kerry-stokes-new-free-newspaper-20240220-p5f6gu . 2024-02-26 . 2024-05-20 . . . Sydney . en-au . 1444-9900 . 1131035760.
  6. Web site: 2024-02-12 . Seven Launches New Perth-Based Nightly Newspaper Targeting AFR & Oz Readers With Gina Rinehart As Early Backer . 2024-05-20 . B&T . Sydney . en-US . 20 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240520053835/https://www.bandt.com.au/seven-launches-new-perth-based-nightly-newspaper-targeting-afr-aus-readers-with-gina-rinehart-as-early-backer/ . live .
  7. Web site: Johns . David . 2024-02-27 . De Ceglie . Anthony . Anthony De Ceglie . The Nightly: Seven West Media’s new digital publication most downloaded free app in Australia on day one . 2024-05-20 . . . Perth . en . 0312-6323 . 20 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240520053834/https://thewest.com.au/technology/apps/the-nightly-seven-west-medias-new-digital-publication-most-downloaded-free-app-in-australia-on-day-one-c-13746708 . live .
  8. Web site: Manning . James . 2024-02-25 . Launch day for The Nightly: Seven West Media’s daily paper aimed at "mainstream middle" . 2024-05-20 . . Sydney . en-AU . 20 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240520053835/https://www.mediaweek.com.au/launch-day-for-the-nightly-seven-west-medias-daily-paper-aimed-at-mainstream-middle/ . live .
  9. Web site: Pownall . Mark . 2023-11-09 . The West trade marks The Nightly . subscription . 2024-05-20 . . Perth . en . 20 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240520053835/https://www.businessnews.com.au/article/The-West-trade-marks-The-Nightly . live .
  10. Web site: Saeed . Daanyal . 2024-04-22 . How is Seven’s new venture The Nightly going? . registration . live . https://archive.today/20240422022404/https://www.crikey.com.au/2024/04/22/seven-west-the-nightly-update/ . 2024-04-22 . 2024-05-20 . . en.
  11. Web site: Saeed . Daanyal . 2024-03-11 . Seven West’s The Nightly tried to recruit teen columnist . registration . live . https://archive.today/20240311053320/https://www.crikey.com.au/2024/03/11/the-nightly-seven-west-leo-puglisi/ . 2024-03-11 . 2024-06-09 . . en.
  12. Web site: Johns . David . 2024-04-29 . De Ceglie . Anthony . Anthony De Ceglie . Seven West Media unveils major changes at top . 2024-06-03 . The Nightly . . Perth . 11 . en.
  13. Web site: Jaspan . Calum . 2024-02-25 . Seven launches ‘highbrow’ online news publication despite downturn . subscription . live . https://archive.today/20240226034805/https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/seven-launches-highbrow-online-news-publication-despite-downturn-20240223-p5f7d1.html . 2024-02-26 . 2024-05-20 . . . en . 0312-6315 . 226369741.
  14. Web site: Shaw . Adam . 2024-05-23 . The Nightly digital-only newspaper more than doubles audience in second month . 2024-06-02 . Campaign Brief WA . en-AU . 2 June 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240602022907/https://wa.campaignbrief.com/the-nightly-digital-only-newspaper-more-than-doubles-audience-in-second-month/ . live .
  15. Web site: Saeed . Daanyal . 2024-06-27 . The Nightly set to avoid pain of $100m Seven West job cuts . registration . 2024-07-11 . . en.
  16. Web site: Shaw . Kim . 2024-02-26 . SWM launches digital news platform, The Nightly . 2024-05-20 . Campaign Brief WA . en-AU . 20 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240520053836/https://wa.campaignbrief.com/swm-launches-digital-news-platform-the-nightly/ . live .

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