Phuket Gazette

The Phuket Gazette was a weekly English-language newspaper published in Phuket, Thailand by The Phuket Gazette Co. Ltd., at Gazette Square in Koh Kaew. The paper was established in 1993 by John Magee, and Rungtip Hongjakpet.^[1] With national distribution throughout Thailand, the newspaper was the largest English-language publication in or about Phuket, and ranked as the third largest English-language newspaper in Thailand.^{[citation needed]} The paper was partially owned by,^{[citation needed]} and had an editorial partnership agreement with, The Nation.^[2]

The company's website, the Gazette Online, enjoyed a Google ranking of six, the highest for any site in or about Phuket, and its television business, PGTV, producer of the Phuket Today show, was Phuket's only national channel, covering the entire country through Thailand's mass communications organization MCOT and cable provider True Visions.^{[citation needed]} Other Gazette media services include the popular comments board, the Phuket Forum, and Gazette Aviation, providing aerial promotions as well as management of the company aircraft, "News Dog". The Gazette was also a major media sponsor, often in cooperation with The Nation, for community events, including many that raise funds for local charities.

In July 2017, The Phuket Gazette Co. ceased operations.^[3] The Phuket Gazette's digital assets—the Gazette Online, social media accounts, and YouTube channel—were acquired by Australian journalist Tim Newton and an associate through their company The Thaiger, which continued publishing news content on the digital properties. At the time, The Thaiger's business revolved around the operation of its broadcast radio station 102.75 FM,^[2] which went live in October 2016. As the Phuket Gazette online news operations soon grew to take up the majority The Thaiger's focus, the Gazette's online assets were changed to assume The Thaiger name and brand, and The Thaiger's FM broadcasting operation closed in May 2018.

References[]

^ Sophonrat, Wilawan (1997). "Where the Twain Meet". The Nation. Reproduced in Magee, John (12 July 2017). "Citing indelible memories and people, the Phuket Gazette bows out in a nostalgic farewell". The Nation. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Olszewski, Peter (11 October 2018). "Aussies in Asia: The Thai island life of media man Tim Newton". Mediaweek. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
^ Magee, John (12 July 2017). "Citing indelible memories and people, the Phuket Gazette bows out in a nostalgic farewell". The Nation. Retrieved 4 May 2020.

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[1] Sophonrat, Wilawan (1997). "Where the Twain Meet". The Nation. Reproduced in Magee, John (12 July 2017). "Citing indelible memories and people, the Phuket Gazette bows out in a nostalgic farewell". The Nation. Retrieved 4 May 2020.

[Mediaweek-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Olszewski, Peter (11 October 2018). "Aussies in Asia: The Thai island life of media man Tim Newton". Mediaweek. Retrieved 27 November 2019.

[3] Magee, John (12 July 2017). "Citing indelible memories and people, the Phuket Gazette bows out in a nostalgic farewell". The Nation. Retrieved 4 May 2020.

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