Q News (Australian magazine)
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| Editor | Jordon Hurst |
|---|---|
| Former editors | Toby Longhurst |
| Categories | GLBTI publication |
| Frequency | Bi-weekly |
| Circulation | 4500 print |
| Publisher | Richard Bakker |
| First issue | November 2000 |
| Country | Australia |
| Based in | Brisbane |
| Language | English |
| Website |
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History: Q News is a gay and lesbian magazine (LGBT) published every second Friday and is based in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia and is a privately owned Queensland Company. It was launched in December 2000 and was originally printed as a tabloid newspaper, after the demise of Brother Sister in November 2000. The Current published is Richard Bakker, born and grew up in Queensland .
The magazine reports on current news and events with a focus on Queensland
Q News^2 currently has over 240 distribution points, mostly throughout Queensland and Northern New South Wales,<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web |url=http://http://www.qnews.com.au/distribution-2/ and allows free listings via a website they offer, providing information to the LGBT community.
QNews is Queensland’s ONLY gay fortnightly lifestyle magazine that caters exclusively to the important niche gay, lesbian and trans community. (LGBTI)
There are over 120,000 regular readers of QNews including the printed version plus online website version. Their total reach is to around 200,000 people on a regular basis when you add in the social media connects via various websites such as Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Tumblr, Instagram etc plus e-blast newsletters. In Queensland our population is mostly outside of Brisbane, so not everyone reads every copy,They have assisted groups in remote regions like Roma (5+ hours drive west of Brisbane), by working with them to help change a group of 4 people, grow into events that attract 165 people. QNews has grown our digital connect over recent years, with print runs giving way to online website readers. this has been a worldwide trend for all magazines and newspapers. More and more people read QNews via the website as they were one of the first Australian magazines to publish the entire magazine online and have constantly built our online readership.
Outlets for the printed version cover Queensland and Northern NSW extensively with the highest concentration in Brisbane and South East Qld. We have limited distribution in Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide. Unlike most magazines. QNews is distributed to more that 240 cafes, night life venues, hotels, book stores, arts venues, education centres and libraries etc. 92% of distribution is off scene (away from gay venues) hence QNews caters to a wide demographic of readers with a variance of ages and wealth.
Simply put, QNews is the premium source for current news and features, style and entertainment, theatre, movies, health, the social scene, music and film, and exciting competitions. They offer you the who’s who of business, with up-to-date information on current issues.
They have a proven track record for advertisers and QNews is the only magazine who has such extensive access to this niche thanks to their rapport with and loyalty from the readers we service. Almost any product or service imaginable has a place in QNews.
Importantly QNews services well over 100 community groups, many of who are provided with a free listing via a website they developed just for community groups offered FREE www.qgroups.com.au
They also offer businesses the ability to list their business online via another very popular website for GLBTI people seeking LGBTI welcoming businesses.
References
www.qnews.com.au==External links==