Mail Online plans for significant editorial
expansion in UK and US, with further plans to expand editorial operations in
other countries that include Australia, as well, PressGazette.co.uk reported.
This move follows the recent online success
recorded by the website, with highest traffic in the month of May, according to
Audit Bureau of Circulation, reaching an average of 8.2 million unique
visitors per day and 128.6 million over the month. While the nature of the
journalistic openings and the number of openings were not revealed by the
publisher of Mail Online, Martin Clarke hopes to find the right journalistic
talent to fuel the growth plans.
The world's most popular newspaper website
says it has 'no cap' on recruitment and plans to launch in new territories, MediaGuardian reported. The Daily Mail website
will increase "significantly" its number of staff from the current
total of more than 100. Clarke said there were "massive opportunities for
future growth" of the website but declined to give details on where it
plans to open offices or how many staff it will hire. The showbiz-heavy site
already has offices in the US and in India.
"We've been very successful in the
domestic and American markets thanks to the strengths of the core editorial
team we have here – they're the best. Now I want to find and hire the best
journalists outside of the Mail Online to help us grow that success. The global
publishing market is tougher than it ever has been and the jobs we're looking
to fill will be very demanding. However, the opportunities are enormous, which
is why we need the cream of the journalistic crop to realise our
ambitions," Clarke added.
Currently the company is not focused on
chasing profits but on increasing global revenues and expanding presence to
build upon the audience engagement. The profits will flow consequently; hence
the company is keenly on lookout for opportunities and on an investment mode.
By: Savita V Jayaram
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