On The Record - Newspaper Industry News

How are Newspapers Handling The Panic Surrounding The Bailout Vote?

Screen Shots from top news sites around the nation and world taken at 1:50pm - 1:58pm, moments after agencies monitoring the vote revealed that it could not pass. 

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A new day dawns for a Spanish-language publication

New England is about to get its first Spanish-language daily newspaper.

At a time when most newspapers are scaling back staffs and news pages, Siglo21 is making plans to move from a weekly to a daily. The free paper expects to become a daily on Sept. 15, the first day of Hispanic Heritage Month.

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Community Papers — Sweet Spot of the Industry Announce 2nd Quarter Financial Results

Community newspapers remain the sweet spot of the industry with only a slight downturn in advertising revenues, according to second quarter 2008 financial data collected by the trade association

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Total Newspaper Readership Grows

by Erik Sass

For all the gloom in the newspaper industry, total readership--including Web site visitors--is increasing, according to Mediamark Research and Intelligence, which found a 2.1% increase in audience size to 80.6 million between spring 2007 and spring 2008.

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How's 2008? Disaster For Newspapers, Magazines and Radio

by Erik Sass

Sadly, newspapers have found some companions in despair, as magazines and radio are now in the same economic boat.

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The Last Media Tycoon

Lloyd Grove -

Seven years after the death of legendary Washington Post publisher Katharine Graham, her 42-year-old granddaughter has taken over control of the paper and is shaking up the newsroom.

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Advertising during a recession makes good sense, provides opportunities

Once buyers are ready to enter the market for a particular item, their attention to advertising for that product is heightened. It's information they want, and the questions on their minds are: "Who has the best product? Who has the best price? and Where can I buy it?"

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Businesses can bolster local economy by supporting community papers

Rather than throwing your hard-earned dollars away in corporate vacuums like Wal-Mart, Home Depot, Lowe's, McDonald's, Burger King, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and the cable television companies, how about supporting that neighbor hardware store, the local family-owned restaurant, or community newspaper. How about going to a local dentist, doctor, or lawyer in the community?

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