| |
Even
with war, big
papers lost readers
If anything, Iraq
may simply have slowed declines
By Jeff Bercovici
In this time of terrorism alerts,
preemptive wars, economic crisis and mysterious epidemics, you might
expect that people would be paying more attention to the news. But if you
assumed that would result in circulation gains for newspapers, you’d be
wrong.
Most papers posted little or no circulation gains in the six
months that ended March 31, and many of the biggest papers lost
circulation, according to figures released yesterday by the Audit Bureau
of Circulations.
The New York Times, the Boston Globe, the Washington Post and
the Baltimore Sun were among the major papers to report declines.
If the events of the past two years have had any effect on
newspaper circulation, it has merely been to temporarily slow the
long-term erosion of newspaper consumption, says David Cole, editor of
News Inc., a newspaper industry newsletter.
“The big news stories have really helped newspapers.
Without them, they would be losing circulation,” says Cole.
While wars and other events may drive large numbers of people
to seek out news, newspapers no longer reap much of the benefit, he says.
“I think the last real generation that’s interested
in newspapers is the baby boomers. People under that age are not lifelong
newspaper readers and generally turn to television, especially cable, to
get their news.”
Newspaper publishers are fully
aware of this trend, and the Newspaper Circulation of America now tracks
only readership, not circulation, says Cole.
“Mass circulation is probably not the way we’re
going to make our money in the future.”
The New York Times suffered
one of the biggest declines of any newspaper in the six months ending
March 31, with average Monday-Friday circulation falling 5.3 percent to
1.13 million. Circulation of the Sunday Times, the nation’s biggest
Sunday paper, was down 3.6 percent to 1.67 million.
The Boston Globe, which is also owned by The New York Times
Co., was down 6.3 percent on weekdays, averaging 448,817, and down 3.5
percent on Sundays, to 680,115.
The Washington Post’s weekday circulation was off 1.9
percent to 796,367, while Sunday circulation was down 1.9 percent to 1.05
million.
Among papers that posted circulation increases, the New York
Post had one of the biggest, with a 10.2 percent rise on weekdays for an
average of 620,080. The Post’s Sunday circulation was up 4.2 percent to
420,179.
The Post’s rival, the New York Daily News, managed a
weekday increase of 0.7 percent to 737,030. Sunday circulation was up 0.2
percent to 810,533.
The nation’s biggest newspaper, USA Today, posted a 2
percent increase for its Monday-Thursday edition, with an average
circulation of 2.16 million. USA Today’s weekend edition grew 1.05 percent to
2.60 million.
The Wall Street Journal’s circulation was flat at 1.82 million.
|
Major Market Newspapers
Weekday
and Saturday editions
|
| City |
Newspaper |
Day of week |
Total paid circ for period ending
3/31/03 |
total paid circ for period ending
3/31/02 |
Percent change |
|
WASH. |
USA TODAY |
FRI M |
2,602,556 |
2,575,423 |
1.05 |
|
WASH |
USA TODAY |
M (M-THU) |
2,162,454 |
2,120,357 |
1.99 |
|
NEW YORK |
WALL STREET
JOURNAL |
CMBD (M-F) |
1,820,600 |
1,820,525 |
0.00 |
|
NEW YORK |
TIMES |
M (M-F) |
1,130,740 |
1,194,491 |
-5.34 |
|
NEW YORK |
TIMES |
SAT M |
1,049,129 |
1,088,117 |
-3.58 |
|
L.A. |
TIMES |
M (THU-SAT) |
1,014,044 |
1,011,730 |
0.23 |
|
L.A. |
TIMES |
M (M-W) |
945,053 |
959,864 |
-1.54 |
|
WASH |
WASH.
POST |
M (M-F) |
796,367 |
811,925 |
-1.92 |
|
WASH |
WASH.
POST |
SAT M |
718,109 |
735,329 |
-2.34 |
|
NEW YORK |
NEWS |
M (M-F) |
737,030 |
731,877 |
0.70 |
|
CHICAGO |
TRIBUNE |
M (W-F) |
693,659 |
689,026 |
0.67 |
|
DENVER |
DENVER POST
ROCKY
MOUNTAIN
NEWS |
CMBD FRI |
|
679,836 |
-100.00 |
|
DENVER |
DENVER POST
ROCKY
MOUNTAIN
NEWS |
SAT M |
620,590 |
641,112 |
-3.20 |
|
DENVER |
DENVER POST
ROCKY
MOUNTAIN
NEWS |
CMBD (M-THU) |
|
610,773 |
-100.00 |
|
DETROIT |
FREE PRESS/NEWS |
CMBD DLY |
596,575 |
603,974 |
-1.23 |
|
DALLAS |
NEWS |
FRI M |
596,616 |
587,515 |
1.55 |
|
LONG ISLAND |
NEWSDAY |
M (M-F) |
579,351 |
577,796 |
0.27 |
|
CHICAGO |
TRIBUNE |
SAT M |
559,901 |
568,022 |
-1.43 |
|
NEW YORK |
NEWS |
SAT M |
546,522 |
566,380 |
-3.51 |
|
NEW YORK |
POST |
M (M-F) |
620,080 |
562,639 |
10.21 |
|
HOUSTON |
CHRONICLE |
M (M-SAT) |
548,508 |
545,727 |
0.51 |
|
DALLAS |
NEWS |
SAT M |
541,148 |
545,549 |
-0.81 |
|
DETROIT |
NEWS
AND
FREE PRESS |
SAT & HOLS |
520,931 |
537,281 |
-3.04 |
|
CHICAGO |
TRIBUNE |
M (M-TUE) |
512,150 |
536,468 |
-4.53 |
|
SAN FRAN. |
CHRONICLE |
ALL DAY (M-F) |
|
525,897 |
-100.00 |
|
L.A. |
LOS ANGELES
NEWSPAPER
GRP |
M (M-F) |
522,335 |
516,638 |
1.10 |
|
DALLAS |
NEWS |
M (M-THU) |
515,909 |
511,159 |
0.93 |
|
PHOENIX |
REPUBLIC |
M (M-SAT) |
486,131 |
496,373 |
-2.06 |
|
ATLANTA |
CONSTITUTION, JOURNAL |
SAT |
477,816 |
491,855 |
-2.85 |
|
CHICAGO |
CHICAGO
SUN-TIMES |
M (M-F) |
491,795 |
487,397 |
0.90 |
|
L.A. |
LOS ANGELES NEWSPAPER GRP |
SAT M |
502,317 |
486,327 |
3.29 |
|
ATLANTA |
CONSTITUTION, JOURNAL
(10-1-01 to 11-2-01) |
CMBD FRI |
|
485,292 |
-100.00 |
|
BOSTON |
GLOBE |
M (M-F) |
448,817 |
478,734 |
-6.25 |
|
SAN
FRAN |
CHRONICLE |
SAT |
486,077 |
476,303 |
2.05 |
|
ATLANTA |
CONSTITUTION, JOURNAL
(11-2-01 to 3-31-02) |
FRI M |
|
459,658 |
-100.00 |
|
BOSTON |
GLOBE |
SAT M |
431,470 |
446,760 |
-3.42 |
|
LONG ISLAND |
NEWSDAY |
SAT |
419,042 |
430,111 |
-2.57 |
|
MIAMI |
MIAMI HERALD
EL NUEVO
HERALD |
CMBD (M-SAT) |
418,388 |
416,271 |
0.51 |
|
ATLANTA |
CONSTITUTION,
JOURNAL
(10-1-01 to 11-2-01) |
CMBD DLY |
|
415,896 |
-100.00 |
|
NEW YORK |
POST |
SAT M |
430,592 |
413,679 |
4.09 |
|
NEWARK |
STAR
LEDGER |
M (M-F) |
407,730 |
406,717 |
0.25 |
|
MINN
ST. PAUL |
STAR
TRIBUNE |
M (THU-SAT) |
|
405,459 |
-100.00 |
|
ATLANTA |
CONSTITUTION, JOURNAL
(11-2-01 to 3-31-02) |
M (M-THU) |
|
405,367 |
-100.00 |
|
SEATTLE |
POST
INTELLIGENCER
TIMES |
CMBD DLY |
395,282 |
392,659 |
0.67 |
|
PHILA |
INQUIRER |
M (M-F) |
386,890 |
381,105 |
1.52 |
|
ATLANTA |
CONSTITUTION
(10-1-01 to 11-2-01) |
FRI M |
|
380,496 |
-100.00 |
|
CLEVLND |
PLAIN DEALER |
M (M-SAT) |
373,137 |
368,322 |
1.31 |
|
SAN DIEGO |
UNION
TRIBUNE |
M (M-SAT) |
|
367,629 |
-100.00 |
|
DETROIT |
FREE
PRESS |
M (M-F) |
363,490 |
364,620 |
-0.31 |
|
SEATTLE |
POST
INTELLIGENCER,
TIMES |
CMBD SAT |
357,477 |
363,245 |
-1.59 |
|
ST.
PETRSBRG |
TIMES |
M (M-SAT) |
354,869 |
352,777 |
0.59 |
|
DENVER |
ROCKY
MOUNTAIN
NEWS |
FRI M |
|
352,144 |
-100.00 |
|
PORTLAND |
OREGONIAN |
ALL DAY (M-F) |
344,550 |
347,533 |
-0.86 |
|
MINN
ST. PAUL |
STAR
TRIBUNE |
M (M-W) |
|
346,139 |
-100.00 |
|
PORTLAND |
OREGONIAN |
SAT M |
328,824 |
332,687 |
-1.16 |
|
NEWARK |
STAR
LEDGER |
SAT M |
332,838 |
330,404 |
0.74 |
|
DENVER |
DENVER POST |
FRI M |
|
327,692 |
-100.00 |
|
ATLANTA |
CONSTITUTION, JOURNAL
(10-1-01 to 11-2-01) |
M (M-THU) |
|
327,213 |
-100.00 |
|
MIAMI |
MIAMI
HERALD |
M (M-SAT) |
328,124 |
327,105 |
0.31 |
|
CHICAGO |
SUN-TIMES |
SAT M |
305,754 |
317,117 |
-3.58 |
|
PHILA |
INQUIRER |
SAT M |
324,058 |
315,125 |
2.83 |
|
ORANGE CO. |
REGISTER |
M (M-SAT) |
307,205 |
314,760 |
-2.40 |
|
BALTIMRE |
SUN |
M (W-SAT) |
304,244 |
313,127 |
-2.84 |
|
SACRA |
BEE |
M (M-SAT) |
302,804 |
307,238 |
-1.44 |
|
DENVER |
ROCKY
MOUNTAIN
NEWS |
M (M-THU) |
|
306,230 |
-100.00 |
|
DENVER |
DENVER
POST |
M (M-THU) |
|
304,543 |
-100.00 |
|
KANSAS
CITY |
STAR |
SAT |
|
295,053 |
-100.00 |
|
ST. LOUIS |
POST
DISPATCH |
M (M-SAT) |
286,939 |
290,372 |
-1.18 |
|
FORT LAUDRDALE |
SOUTH FLA
SUN
SENTINEL |
THU-SAT |
282,538 |
279,903 |
0.94 |
|
ALAMEDA |
ANG
NEWSPPRS |
M (M-F) & E (M-F) |
280,440 |
279,868 |
0.20 |
|
SAN JOSE |
MERCURY
NEWS |
M (M-SAT) |
276,787 |
275,316 |
0.53 |
|
L.A. |
INVESTOR'S
BUSINESS
DAILY |
M (M-F) |
242,661 |
272,562 |
-10.97 |
|
KANSAS
CITY |
STAR |
M (M-F) |
|
266,258 |
-100.00 |
|
ORLANDO |
SENTINEL |
M (M-SAT) |
266,770 |
265,365 |
0.53 |
|
BALTIMORE |
SUN |
M (M-TUE) |
236,506 |
261,350 |
-9.51 |
|
NEW
ORLEANS |
TIMES
PICAYUNE |
M (M-SAT) |
260,720 |
259,635 |
0.42 |
|
BOSTON |
HERALD |
M (M-F) |
247,885 |
257,269 |
-3.65 |
|
COLUMBUS |
DISPATCH |
M (M-SAT) |
261,566 |
253,064 |
3.36 |
|
INDIANAPLS |
STAR |
M (M-SAT) |
255,286 |
253,020 |
0.90 |
|
FORT
WORTH |
STAR
TELEGRAM |
FRI M |
268,546 |
251,742 |
6.68 |
|
MILWKEE |
JOURNAL SENTINEL |
M (M-F) |
257,599 |
249,724 |
3.15 |
|
PITTSBRGH |
POST
GAZETTE |
M (M-F) |
248,176 |
247,795 |
0.15 |
|
HARTFORD |
COURANT |
THU M |
241,635 |
245,718 |
-1.66 |
|
FORT
WORTH |
STAR
TELEGRAM |
SAT M |
258,145 |
243,951 |
5.82 |
|
FORT
LAUDRDALE |
SOUTH FLA
SUN-SENTINEL |
M (M-W) |
248,962 |
243,283 |
2.33 |
|
CHARLOTTE |
OBSERVER |
M (M-SAT) |
242,082 |
240,324 |
0.73 |
|
DETROIT |
NEWS |
E (M-F) |
233,085 |
239,354 |
-2.62 |
|
PITTSBRGH |
POST-GAZETTE |
SAT |
232,514 |
233,561 |
-0.45 |
|
MILWKEE |
JOURNAL SENTINEL |
SAT M |
236,052 |
233,019 |
1.30 |
|
NORFOLK |
VA-PILOT |
SUN |
233,576 |
232,139 |
0.62 |
|
ALAMEDA |
ANG NEWSPAPERS |
SAT |
231,581 |
229,993 |
0.69 |
|
SEATTLE |
TIMES |
M (M-F) |
239,468 |
228,387 |
4.85 |
|
FORT
WORTH |
STAR
TELEGRAM |
M (M-THU) |
228,325 |
226,065 |
1.00 |
|
TAMPA |
TRIBUNE |
M (M-SAT) |
238,176 |
224,921 |
5.89 |
|
CINCIN |
ENQUIRER |
FRI M |
218,514 |
222,239 |
-1.68 |
|
SALT LAKE |
TRIBUNE, DESERET
NEWS |
CMBD DLY |
211,271 |
220,573 |
-4.22 |
|
BUFFALO |
NEWS |
ALL DAY (M-SAT) |
218,385 |
220,347 |
-0.89 |
|
NORFOLK |
VIRGINIAN
PILOT |
SAT M |
|
219,249 |
-100.00 |
|
OKLA. CITY |
OKLAHOMAN |
M (M-SAT) |
222,354 |
217,529 |
2.22 |
|
SEATTLE |
TIMES |
SAT M |
219,265 |
214,358 |
2.29 |
|
NASHVILLE |
TENNESSEAN |
SAT M |
205,071 |
209,734 |
-2.22 |
|
CINCIN |
ENQUIRER |
SAT M |
199,298 |
206,844 |
-3.65 |
|
SAN JUAN |
EL NUEVO DIA |
M (M-SAT) |
203,153 |
205,810 |
-1.29 |
|
LAS VEGAS |
REVIEW
JOURNAL
, SUN |
CMBD DLY |
207,178 |
203,681 |
1.72 |
|
NORFOLK |
VIRGINIAN
PILOT |
M (M-F) |
|
196,131 |
-100.00 |
|
HARTFORD |
COURANT |
M (M-W, F & SAT) |
190,402 |
194,526 |
-2.12 |
|
OMAHA |
WORLD
HERALD |
ALL DAY (M-F) |
200,238 |
193,727 |
3.36 |
|
RICHMOND |
TIMES
DISPATCH |
M (M-SAT) |
192,500 |
193,582 |
-0.56 |
|
LAS VEGAS |
REVIEW
JOURNAL |
SAT M & HOLS |
195,870 |
193,543 |
1.20 |
|
DAYTON |
NEWS |
THU M |
191,366 |
193,356 |
-1.03 |
|
BOSTON |
HERALD |
SAT M |
184,846 |
192,309 |
-3.88 |
|
CINCIN |
ENQUIRER |
M (M-THU) |
191,780 |
191,032 |
0.39 |
|
LITTLE
ROCK |
DEMOCRAT
GAZETTE |
M (M-SAT) |
188,957 |
190,536 |
-0.83 |
|
ST. PAUL |
PIONEER
PRESS |
M (M-F) |
191,912 |
190,145 |
0.93 |
|
OMAHA |
WORLD
HERALD |
SAT M |
189,673 |
188,275 |
0.74 |
|
MEMPHIS |
COMMERCIAL
APPEAL |
M (THU-SAT) |
192,809 |
188,021 |
2.55 |
|
AUSTIN |
AMERICAN
STATESMAN |
M (M-SAT) |
188,254 |
187,754 |
0.27 |
|
BERGEN CO. |
RECORD |
M (M-SAT) |
191,034 |
187,247 |
2.02 |
|
RIVERSIDE |
PRESS
ENTERPRISE |
M (M-SAT) |
188,091 |
184,576 |
1.90 |
|
Source:
Audit Bureau of Circulations.
|
|
Major market
newspapers
Sunday Papers
|
| City |
Newspaper |
Total paid circ for period ending
3/31/03 |
total paid circ for period ending
3/31/02 |
Percent change |
|
NEW YORK CITY (NEW YORK CO.) |
TIMES |
1,672,965 |
1,735,059 |
-3.58 |
|
LOS ANGELES (LOS ANGELES CO.) |
TIMES |
1,396,045 |
1,394,543 |
0.11 |
|
WASHINGTON |
WASHINGTON POST |
1,049,322 |
1,069,656 |
-1.90 |
|
CHICAGO (COOK CO.) |
TRIBUNE |
1,016,471 |
1,016,103 |
0.04 |
|
NEW YORK CITY (NEW YORK CO.) |
NEWS |
810,533 |
808,853 |
0.21 |
|
DENVER (DENVER CO.) |
DENVER POST
ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS |
790,508 |
795,049 |
-0.57 |
|
DALLAS (DALLAS CO.) |
NEWS |
786,594 |
776,868 |
1.25 |
|
PHILADELPHIA (PHILADELPHIA
CO.) |
INQUIRER |
768,237 |
760,027 |
1.08 |
|
DETROIT (WAYNE CO.) |
NEWS AND FREE PRESS |
719,885 |
739,947 |
-2.71 |
|
HOUSTON (HARRIS CO.) |
CHRONICLE |
739,389 |
738,456 |
0.13 |
|
BOSTON (SUFFOLK CO.) |
GLOBE |
680,115 |
705,017 |
-3.53 |
|
MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL (HENNEPIN
CO.) |
STAR TRIBUNE |
669,358 |
669,289 |
0.01 |
|
LONG ISLAND (MELVILLE P.O.) |
NEWSDAY |
665,324 |
664,288 |
0.16 |
|
ATLANTA (FULTON CO.) |
CONSTITUTION, JOURNAL |
658,581 |
660,445 |
-0.28 |
|
NEWARK (ESSEX CO.) |
STAR-LEDGER |
609,514 |
608,511 |
0.16 |
|
PHOENIX (MARICOPA CO.) |
REPUBLIC |
596,993 |
601,885 |
-0.81 |
|
LOS ANGELES CO. (WOODLAND
HILLS P.O.) |
LOS ANGELES
NEWSPAPER GROUP |
583,195 |
577,706 |
0.95 |
|
MIAMI (MIAMI-DADE CO.) |
MIAMI HERALD
EL NUEVO HERALD |
543,454 |
539,724 |
0.69 |
|
SAN FRANCISCO (SAN FRANCISCO
CO.) |
CHRONICLE |
553,703 |
537,145 |
3.08 |
|
CLEVELAND (CUYAHOGA CO.) |
PLAIN DEALER |
482,380 |
479,353 |
0.63 |
|
SEATTLE (KING CO.) |
TIMES/POST
INTELLIGENCER |
474,748 |
473,232 |
0.32 |
|
ST. LOUIS (INDEPENDENT CITY) |
POST-DISPATCH |
468,211 |
472,322 |
-0.87 |
|
BALTIMORE (INDEPENDENT CITY) |
SUN |
470,014 |
468,379 |
0.35 |
|
SAN DIEGO (SAN DIEGO CO.) |
UNION
TRIBUNE |
444,899 |
450,489 |
-1.24 |
|
MIAMI (MIAMI-DADE CO.) |
MIAMI HERALD |
444,119 |
443,750 |
0.08 |
|
ST. PETERSBURG (PINELLAS CO.) |
TIMES |
442,348 |
440,059 |
0.52 |
|
MILWAUKEE (MILWAUKEE CO.) |
JOURNAL SENTINEL |
434,668 |
434,055 |
0.14 |
|
PORTLAND (MULTNOMAH CO.) |
OREGONIAN |
422,130 |
425,490 |
-0.79 |
|
PITTSBURGH (ALLEGHENY CO.) |
POST
GAZETTE |
409,217 |
412,271 |
-0.74 |
|
NEW YORK CITY (NEW YORK CO.) |
POST |
420,179 |
403,195 |
4.21 |
|
ORLANDO (ORANGE CO.) |
SENTINEL |
391,145 |
387,728 |
0.88 |
|
CHICAGO (COOK CO.) |
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES |
383,548 |
382,089 |
0.38 |
|
KANSAS CITY (JACKSON CO.) |
STAR |
385,109 |
379,642 |
1.44 |
|
COLUMBUS (FRANKLIN CO.) |
DISPATCH |
373,694 |
372,305 |
0.37 |
|
FORT LAUDERDALE (BROWARD CO.) |
SOUTH FLORIDA SUN-SENTINEL |
375,145 |
371,913 |
0.87 |
|
ORANGE CO. (SANTA ANA P.O.) |
REGISTER |
370,738 |
371,114 |
-0.10 |
|
INDIANAPOLIS (MARION CO.) |
STAR |
367,142 |
366,496 |
0.18 |
|
SACRAMENTO (SACRAMENTO CO.) |
BEE |
349,989 |
358,087 |
-2.26 |
|
FORT WORTH (TARRANT CO.) |
STAR
TELEGRAM |
336,883 |
325,747 |
3.42 |
|
CINCINNATI (HAMILTON CO.) |
ENQUIRER |
311,733 |
310,279 |
0.47 |
|
BUFFALO (ERIE CO.) |
NEWS |
303,832 |
302,400 |
0.47 |
|
SAN JOSE (SANTA CLARA CO.) |
MERCURY
NEWS |
306,576 |
301,346 |
1.74 |
|
TAMPA (HILLSBOROUGH CO.) |
TRIBUNE & TIMES |
313,693 |
298,623 |
5.05 |
|
CHARLOTTE (MECKLENBURG CO.) |
OBSERVER |
296,771 |
291,942 |
1.65 |
|
LITTLE ROCK (PULASKI CO.) |
DEMOCRAT GAZETTE |
290,383 |
291,453 |
-0.37 |
|
OKLAHOMA CITY (OKLAHOMA CO.) |
OKLAHOMAN |
299,724 |
290,742 |
3.09 |
|
NEW ORLEANS (ORLEANS PARISH) |
TIMES
PICAYUNE |
287,001 |
290,102 |
-1.07 |
|
HARTFORD (HARTFORD CO.) |
COURANT |
283,177 |
288,814 |
-1.95 |
|
NASHVILLE (DAVIDSON CO.) |
TENNESSEAN |
254,884 |
258,415 |
-1.37 |
|
ST. PAUL (RAMSEY CO.) |
PIONEER PRESS |
251,574 |
245,534 |
2.46 |
|
DES MOINES (POLK CO.) |
REGISTER |
245,817 |
243,752 |
0.85 |
|
ALAMEDA (ALAMEDA CO.) |
ANG
NEWSPAPERS |
242,644 |
242,093 |
0.23 |
|
OMAHA (DOUGLAS CO.) |
WORLD
HERALD |
241,137 |
241,892 |
-0.31 |
|
SALT LAKE CITY (SALT LAKE CO.) |
TRIBUNE,
DESERET NEWS |
232,585 |
241,425 |
-3.66 |
|
SAN JUAN |
EL NUEVO DIA |
245,500 |
241,216 |
1.78 |
|
AUSTIN (TRAVIS CO.) |
AMERICAN
STATESMAN |
239,402 |
238,714 |
0.29 |
|
ROCHESTER (MONROE CO.) |
DEMOCRAT &
CHRONICLE |
232,688 |
235,779 |
-1.31 |
|
MEMPHIS (SHELBY CO.) |
COMMERCIAL
APPEAL |
239,709 |
235,596 |
1.75 |
|
RICHMOND (INDEPENDENT CITY) |
TIMES
DISPATCH |
230,021 |
232,118 |
-0.90 |
|
PROVIDENCE (PROVIDENCE CO.) |
JOURNAL |
233,591 |
232,040 |
0.67 |
|
JACKSONVILLE (DUVAL CO.) |
TIMES-UNION |
233,253 |
231,085 |
0.94 |
|
BERGEN CO. (HACKENSACK P.O.) |
RECORD |
232,620 |
230,889 |
0.75 |
|
NEPTUNE (MONMOUTH CO.) |
ASBURY PARK
PRESS |
225,057 |
227,609 |
-1.12 |
|
LAS VEGAS (CLARK CO.) |
REVIEW
JOURNAL |
229,000 |
223,923 |
2.27 |
|
WEST PALM BEACH (PALM BEACH
CO.) |
POST |
222,833 |
223,569 |
-0.33 |
|
RALEIGH (WAKE CO.) |
NEWS & OBSERVER |
211,288 |
210,922 |
0.17 |
|
DAYTON (MONTGOMERY CO.) |
NEWS |
199,744 |
203,381 |
-1.79 |
|
LOS ANGELES (LOS ANGELES CO.) |
DAILY NEWS |
200,570 |
200,162 |
0.20 |
|
FRESNO (FRESNO CO.) |
BEE |
195,389 |
192,997 |
1.24 |
|
WALNUT CREEK (CONTRA COSTA
CO.) |
CONTRA
COSTA TIMES |
195,217 |
192,346 |
1.49 |
|
GREENSBURG (WESTMORELAND CO.) |
TRIBUNE
REVIEW |
185,914 |
190,387 |
-2.35 |
|
BIRMINGHAM (JEFFERSON CO.) |
NEWS |
192,004 |
190,259 |
0.92 |
|
GRAND RAPIDS (KENT CO.) |
PRESS |
188,977 |
189,487 |
-0.27 |
|
RIVERSIDE CO. (RIVERSIDE P.O.) |
PRESS
ENTERPRISE |
190,773 |
189,109 |
0.88 |
|
TOLEDO (LUCAS CO.) |
BLADE |
185,309 |
188,821 |
-1.86 |
|
AKRON (SUMMIT CO.) |
BEACON JOURNAL |
185,916 |
187,348 |
-0.76 |
|
Source: Audit
Bureau of Circulations
|
May 6, 2003© 2003 Media Life
-Jeff Bercovici is a staff writer for
Media Life.

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