Bloodbath ...... For Newspaper Circulation

Editor & Publisher via Drudge ^ | nov. 7, 2005 | Editor&Publisher

[roses of sharon]

It matters not, their influence is massive, all broadcast and radio "news" uses the NYT.

Circulation makes no difference.

They run this country, our politicians and our culture.

They re-write our history, set the tone, they are political operatives who run a constant campaign, they cannot be beat.

Unless a campaign is run against them, each news corp and each reporter.

[NewMediaFan]

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

[aculeus]

Tree-huggers are strangely silent about this wonderful development.

[PAR35]

The drop numbers probably aren't accurate. Circulation hasn't really dropped that quickly. It's just that a few papers got caught inflating the numbers, so most of the papers are taking out some of the padding before the advertisers catch on.

[connectthedots]

Newspapers are in the business of selling advertizing; not the reporting of news. Newspapers have been mailing advertizing for years to reach those who do not take a newspaper. these ads are usually 'wrapped' in a special section called "Food Day" or something similar.

Discount grocers like WinCo don't do any advertizing, yet do much more business because their prices are significantly lower overall than the big advertizers.

[who knows what evil?]

It's mostly just the gray-hairs.

Good point...the MSM will continue to fade away as these people 'move on'. Unfortunately; many young people consider the 'Daily Show' as a credible source for news.

[samadams2000]

What a liberal rag that SF comical is..Race, race, race, diversity, gay this, gay that, everywhere on every cover. Gave it up 5 years agao. Why doesnt the Orange County Register take on all the liberal newspapers in the West? Kinda like conservative talk radio did. They could capture 50% of the mkt overnight.

[groovejedi]

So... hwree's that Simpsons bully (Francis) going, "haha" and pointing. I think that pic fits here perfectly.

[cinives]

I go to the local recycling bin and pick up a few discarded newspapers to use for my bird cages. I get lots of glee seeing bird plop on liberal trash.

[cinives]

So has the Phila Inquirer.

[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?)

[Dave W]

Because I work at a newspaper and have for years and I am knowledgeable of such things. Technically, I know that complaint is not #1 since the papers are there practically every morning. The example does not happen often, but sometimes presses break down and there is no paper and the hotels hear about it loudly and clearly from their guests, thus the #1 complaint.

As stated, hotels spend millions of dollars a year on newspapers and they would not do so unless their guests wanted it.

[Randy Larsen]

It's been a couple of years since I have dropped a couple of quarters in a newspaper box.

My wife pisses me off every Sunday, She goes to the gas station and buys the Sunday Sacramento Bee just for the advertisements! That's as bad as paying for Playboy for the articles!(She says she steals them from the paper machine.)AAARRRGGGGGHHHH!

[right-wingin_It]

The key word I read in your comment is "slowly." In addition to the MSM they also completely control K-12 and university education systems, unions, professional orgs...etc. Long road ahead!

[PatriotGirl827]

LOL!!

[PatriotGirl827]

Do you have any idea how the Palm Beach Post is doing? My local liberal paper.

[1Old Pro]

Can't wait to see these headlines in the papers.

[Dave W]

The Palm Beach Post checked in with 154,800 copies sold a day (Mon-Fri) compared with 153,819 copies sold for the same 6 months one year ago (six months ending Sept 2005 compared to six months ending Sept 2004).

For Sunday, the sales were 190,931 compared to 190,219 one year ago.

[PatriotGirl827]

So circulation for that rag is up? I can only attribute it to our rapid population growth. Sigh.

Thanks for the numbers Dave!

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[Hardastarboard]

LOL!!! I love the way you twisted their words back on them. Especially the part about MoDo.

[redhead]

It seems to me that this is a natural consequence of a country filled with people who are not only not taught to read and comprehend, but who don’t read the national language. (as well as newspapers being steadily replaced by “alternative” media, of course!) It sure couldn’t happen to a bunch of more deserving entities.

[redhead]

"It will be a great day when the US Military has all the weapons and ammo it needs, and the NYT has to hold a bake sale in order to give Maureen Dowd her drinking money."

Thank you, sir! Laughed right out loud, I did!

[Barnacle]

Environmentalists should be thrilled. Few trees cut down and less paper filling landfills.

[Barnacle]

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