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  • Newspaper Circulation Plummets

    10/27/2009 7:38:59 AM PDT · by AIM Freeper · 10 replies · 436+ views
    New York Times ^ | 10-27-09 | Don Irvine
    Figures released yesterday showed that newspaper circulation is still in a freefall with no end in sight. From the New York Times The two-decade erosion in newspaper circulation is looking more like an avalanche, with figures released Monday showing weekday sales down more than 10 percent since last year, depressed by rising Internet readership, price increases, the recession and papers intentionally shedding unprofitable circulation.
  • Tribune Prepares for Bankruptcy Filing

    12/07/2008 3:23:33 PM PST · by Erik Latranyi · 137 replies · 5,258+ views
    Wall Street Journal Online ^ | 7 December 2008 | N/A
    Tribune Co. is preparing for a possible bankruptcy-protection filing as soon as this week, according to people familiar with the matter, opening a new front of trouble for the newspaper industry. As Tribune continues discussions with its lenders to rework its debt load, the newspaper-and-television concern in recent days ...