Bloodbath ...... For Newspaper Circulation

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[Onelifetogive]

Bloodbath ...... For Newspaper Circulation

What is this "newspaper" thing that you are referring to? Did people get news printed on a sheet of paper in the past? How quaint...

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

The Boston Globe said its circulation plummeted this period. Daily circ dropped 7.7% and Sunday circ is down 7%.

Worst after the S.F. Chronicle? And deservedly so.

[polymuser]

I rarely see anyone under 30 with a newspaper in their hand. It's mostly just the gray-hairs.

And most of those folks were misled by Cronkite and Rather, and their pride prevents them from admitting so.

[The Right Stuff]

The media - the only business that regularly tells its customers how stupid they are.

[Uncle Hal]

We take the SF Chronicle for the sports, crosswords etc. I am glad its circulation was down 16%. It is a truly an awful paper. I can tell they are in trouble because they have just a few pages of classified ads in every day. In fact I read some place that they are losing one million dollars a week. It is owned by the Hearst corporation so I guess they can afford it.

[heleny]

The Los Angeles Times is down about 3.7% Monday through Friday to 843,432 copies. On Sunday the paper reported a decrease of roughly 3.4% to 1,247,588 copies.

They have 50% more Sunday subscribers ($1/week) because they advertise the coupons as giving hundreds of dollars of savings each week. While that is sort of inflated, people easily save more than $1 by finding coupons for the things they would buy anyway.

I'm sure a significant number of people get the Sunday paper just for the coupons and don't read the paper at all. If the same advertisements and coupon inserts were available for cheaper weekly delivery without the newspaper (or with foreign newspaper or blank paper), I'm sure many of those Sunday-only people would jump.

[samadams2000]

Its obvious its a not for profit publication. Orse the Race this, race that, gay this , gay that stuff wouldnt be on the front page..EVERYDAY!!!!

[infidel dog]

"USA Today is far-right compared to our Hartford Courant" Ain't it the truth? Pravda was far-right compared to that miserable rag. Come to think of it, the only paper in Conn. with an editorial page sane, reasonably intelligent people can read without simultaneously vomiting and losing control of their bowels is the Waterbury Republican. I am hard pressed to think of another Conn. newspaper that shouldn't have a hammer and sickle on its front page.

[Dave W]

Well, yes and no. Here's why: Hotel chains spend millions of dollars a year on newspapers. They would not spend that amount of money if their guests did not want the newspapers.

There is no doubt that some newspapers are stepped over as the hotel guests leave their room. On the other hand, the number one complaint that hotels receive is when the papers are late.

[Dave W]

The school or a sponsor has to pay for them for these papers to count as paid. They also have to be used in the classroom to count as paid. If they are not used in the classroom then papers cannot count as paid even if the paper has received payment.

School sales are a very small percent of total sales and school sales are listed on a separate line so advertisers can use that information to evaluate the sales at that particular paper.

[goodnesswins]

Thanks for explaining.

[TaxRelief]

The Washington Post reported a drop in daily circulation, down 4% to 678,779. Sunday decreased roughly 4% to 965,919.

FYI, new report.

[Dave W]

That was a false charge. Never proven, but apparently not forgotten. The charge was a disgruntled person...can't remember if it was a former distributor or employee.

[GBA]

Well said!

[GVnana]

LOL!

[Tribune7]

The Philadelphia Inquirer is down about 3% with daily circ at 357,679. Sunday circ is down roughly 4.5% to 714,609. The Daily News in Philadelphia dropped almost 11% to 121,093 daily copies.

Ho ho ho. Ha ha ha. Hee hee hee.

[Tribune7]

I wish someone (like the Washington Times) would publish a fair and balanced national edition to compete with USA Today and give us business travellers a choice.

How about the Wall Street Journal?

[Tribune7]

How about the NY Post? It seems the Post and the WSJ (both of which have a conservative slant) are the only newspapers gaining readers...

They aren't, although they aren't losing at the rate the libs are. (And the WSJ may be losing circ. to its own online edition which is gaining circ.)

[GOPJ]

Thanks for the ping.

[willieroe]

On the other hand, the number one complaint that hotels receive is when the papers are late.

Cite? I thought the #1 complaint received by hotels was poor-quality toilet paper.

(Maybe guests are looking for a substitute?)