tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20014007.post8004543156806246509..comments2023-10-12T12:48:25.133-06:00Comments on Lars Rasmussen - @nanoDBA: Local Newspapers Dying - How Are Local Governments and Local Citizens Affected?Lars Rasmussenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02436107799416632673noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20014007.post-55209086211034604332007-05-01T16:07:00.000-06:002007-05-01T16:07:00.000-06:00According to the Newspaper Association of America,...According to the Newspaper Association of America, daily newspapers in the United States ARE dying as the decline in circulation since 1990 continues.<BR/><BR/>"US newspapers again suffered declines in their measured print readership, with the average daily circulation for 745 US newspapers falling by 2.1 per cent between October and March."<BR/><BR/>"Although newspapers are attracting audiences on the web, now one of the main sources of news, the switch to online readers does not always compensate for the revenues lost from declining print advertising."<BR/><BR/>Doesn't sound as if local & metro U.S. papers are gaining any footing, even on the web. The continued acquisitions by global media corporations further illustrate the death throes of the local newspaper.<BR/><BR/>This is "a critical time in the newspaper industry, when defections of readers and advertisers to the Internet has sharply eroded newspaper profits and raised doubts about the industry's long term future. In the past year two newspaper empires, Knight Ridder Inc. and Tribune Co., have put themselves on the market after pressure from restive shareholders."<BR/><BR/>sources: <BR/>http://www.naa.org/thesource/14.asp#circulation<BR/>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18404134/<BR/>http://www.smartmoney.com/bn/ON/index.cfm?story=ON-20070501-000385-1216Lars Rasmussenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02436107799416632673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20014007.post-58438237711606937412007-05-01T14:27:00.000-06:002007-05-01T14:27:00.000-06:00I am of the opinion that local newpapers are NOT l...I am of the opinion that local newpapers are NOT losing their footing, but gaining a local presence elsewhere. <BR/><BR/>Having spent 2.5 years in the newspaper industry working with both large and small newspapers. The large newspapers are in fear of the locals. They fear the local paper will take away the ability for them to produce a "local" section.<BR/><BR/>This may be why I've recently seen many acquisitions by the big guys of the little guys. Mind you, the local papers are strong and individuals can most definitely become a small paper to challenge the normal train of thought.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01199769323011186091noreply@blogger.com