[Professor_Leonide]

True, but there are too many small and poorly run newspapers out there. This is just a time of contraction, people.

In the 1890-1910 time period, New York City had 6 newspapers.

[dirtboy]

True, but there are too many small and poorly run newspapers out there.

The Rocky got hosed by the Post with the JOA. Same thing happened to the conservative Tulsa Tribune when they entered into a JOA with the liberal Tulsa World.

[Maine Mariner]

Did not New York have about 6 papers in the early 1960’s. I remember a famous newspaper strike and after the strike about 3 papers went out of business. Is that correct?

[rwfromkansas]

Folks, it’s not just liberal papers in peril...

Conservative papers have lost viewership and advertising, sometimes at a FASTER rate.

The libertarian paper I write for is okay right now, but it is tight and still a bit scary. This is not just a liberal paper issue. Often center-right papers like the Washington Times already have smaller circulations anyway, so any drop will have a greater impact.

The Internet, the economy.....everything is coming together for a perfect storm.

[edzo4]

Yeah but now NY only has 5 The Times, The Post, Daily News, Village Voice and the Wall St Journal.