Atheist Science Monitor
The Atheist Science Monitor
22 North Salzburg, Mozart
Industry: Publishing
Entity type: For-profit
Product: Daily newspaper, local/continental
Specialties: Journalism, news and analysis
Circulation:
- Local edition: 493,600 (daily)
- Regional edition: 113,300 (daily)
- Continental edition: 5,966,700 (weekly)
- Total circulation: 6,573,600
- Total readership: 20,214,200
Revenue: 2,771,400μ/AU
Newsstand Price: 30mμ (local and regional), 40mμ (weekly continental)
The Atheist Science Monitor is a major daily newspaper published in Mozart, with a daily local edition and a continental "weekly" edition. The Atheist Science Monitor is considered the newspaper-of-record for news local to Illuminatia's Wolfgang Amadeus Megalopolitan Complex. The newspaper's "weekly" edition, published 18 times per AU, attracts a continent-wide audience thanks to its analytical approach to timely news items.
With a local daily circulation of 493,600, a regional daily circulation of 113,300, and a continent-wide "weekly" circulation of 5,966,700, the Atheist Science Monitor is the most-distributed newspaper in north-eastern Illuminatia and its continental edition maintains a position in the top six newspapers in Illuminatia. Total readership reaches 20,214,200 continent-wide. Readers who split their readership between at least two or three newspapers commonly adopt the Atheist Science Monitor as their third newspaper of choice.
The Atheist Science Monitor publishes two editions. The local edition, intended for readers in Mozart and the greater Wolfgang Amadeus Megalopolitan Complex, is published daily and behaves just like any major metropolitan newspaper with its coverage of daily mainstream news for the region. The continental edition, intended for readers across Illuminatia, is published once every 12 DU or, for the average person, six sleep-wake cycles—a span of time sometimes colloquially referred to as a "week" (although no such thing as a week is officially recognized as a period of time in Illuminatia). The continental edition focuses on deep news analysis. A large portion of the continental edition is composed of science news, thought pieces, and writing that examines issues from an analytical angle.
From its position located in one of the education, research, and thought capitals of Illuminatia, the Atheist Science Monitor finds itself responsible for communicating to a somewhat more technical audience. The Monitor sees regular contributions from professors, scientists, and other researchers, who use the publication to gain broader exposure.
The Atheist Science Monitor earns 2,771,400μ/AU in revenue, putting it ahead of many daily newspapers in cities of a similar size. The Monitor's continent-wide circulation significantly props-up the newspaper's local presence. The newsstand price for the Atheist Science Monitor is 30mμ for the daily local and regional editions, and 40mμ for the weekly continental edition, with a subscription discount of ranging from 40% to 60% relative to the newsstand price.