Below are just a few of the accolades and benchmarks for the Charleston area and it's #1 news source: The Post and Courier.

No. 1 tourist destination in the world, (2012) topping Florence, Italy, and Sydney, Australia. As chosen by the readers of Conde Nast Traveler magazine.

One of Fodor's Top 21 Places to Go in the World. (2012) Oahu, Hawaii was the only other U.S. city to make the list

11th “Best-Performing City 2011,” as ranked by the Milken Institute, up from 19th in 2010 and 30th in 2009.

North Charleston No. 23 on list of “Most Fun and Affordable Cities” in the U.S. according to Bloomberg Businessweek

King Street in downtown Charleston named one of 10-best shopping streets in the nation according to U.S. News and World Reprot's online Travel page.

Outpaced every other metropolitan area in the country over the past decade for the share of adults who have a four-year degree

The largest daily newspaper in South Carolina
with a relatively stable circulation, reporting no significant drop in the last five years.

#1 local news website. Average monthly uniques: 900,000.

Post and Courier mobile traffic has grown 62% since January 2012.

More than 90,000 fans and followers on social media*

Print and online combine reach an unmatched 76% of the Charleston market. Total readership: 236,400 and growing

Sources: MORI 2010 Charleston Market Study, ABC Audit, Omniture Sept. 2012
* includes P&C and other P&C sites and reporters.

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