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Surprise, Webheads: Newspaper Sales Are Up

Worldwide, that is—not in the US and Europe

By Neal Colgrass,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 2, 2008 8:00 PM CDT
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(Newser) – Newspaper circulation is up worldwide despite slipping numbers in the US and Europe, the AP reports. Officials at a worldwide newspaper conference said today that India and China are leading the 2.6% increase, thanks to higher literacy, incomes, and more leisure time. "They say newspapers and print are dead," one official said. "Well, I just don't see it."

But circulation fell 3% in the US and 1.9% in Europe last year, after dropping 8% in the US for 5 years. Advertising has followed suit, rising in all regions except the US, while Internet ad sales have spiked by 32%. One news rep said his agency now posts quickie stories, written in the present tense, to serve the mind-set of web surfers like you.

Two newspaper boxes in Florida.
Two newspaper boxes in Florida.   ((c) theogeo)
An newspaper lies open in this undated file photo.
An newspaper lies open in this undated file photo.   ((c) festivefrog)
The Guardian newspaper, stuck in a part of the world with sinking circulation.
The Guardian newspaper, stuck in a part of the world with sinking circulation.   ((c) Gwire)
Newspaper boxes in Boston, waiting for readers.
Newspaper boxes in Boston, waiting for readers.   ((c) varmazis)
Newspaper circulation is up worldwide, except for the US and Europe.
Newspaper circulation is up worldwide, except for the US and Europe.   ((c) sergis blog)
The Herald Tribune, a newspaper that faces slipping circulation in the US and Europe.
The Herald Tribune, a newspaper that faces slipping circulation in the US and Europe.   ((c) zugaldia)
An edition of El Espectador newspaper from early last month.
An edition of El Espectador newspaper from early last month.   ((c) Julián Ortega Martínez)
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