The phrase "affect the readership" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing how something influences or impacts the audience or readers of a text or publication.
Example: "The author's writing style can significantly affect the readership and their engagement with the material."
Alternatives: "influence the audience" or "impact the readers".
"We were concerned because we thought too much weight might affect the pass-along readership," he said.
Not in the short term, but it might matter if it affects the overall readership," for instance, if readers cancel subscriptions because they receive fewer issues, or if measures of readers' interest in the magazines decline.
Popularizations of specialist texts afford linguists case studies of the ways in which changes in target readership affect the construction of texts.
Starch — formally known as GfK Starch Communications — plans to introduce today what it calls the eStarch Ad Readership service, which uses new techniques to help determine how advertisements in magazines and newspapers affect the purchase behavior of consumers.
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This will demonstrate that you are a mature blogger, which will positively affect your readership.
A specialized source, like a blog or journal, will focus on issues that affect their readership.
Even if we agree on a threshold, then surely news organizations across the political spectrum who meet this standard would be unfairly forced reconsider their own individual strategies on what to report on, which could affect their monthly readership and overall user base.
Similarly, the impact and yield of paid advertisements may vary according to seasonal or timing factors (e.g., long weekends) that may affect readership numbers.
Journalist and author Caitlin Moran talks to Matthew Stadlen about Twitter, being home schooled, what feminism means to her, how writing behind the paywall at The Times has affected her readership - and why her childhood was blighted by tights and towel shortages.
