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Newspaper Circulation Off 3.6%

USA Today , WSJ only big names to buck accelerating downward trend

By Nick McMaster, Newser Staff

Posted Apr 28, 2008 4:37 PM CDT

(Newser) – Newspaper circulation contracted the past six months as competition from Internet sources and cutbacks in advertising decreased sales, Bloomberg reports. Circulation dropped 3.6% for the industry as a whole, with only USA Today and the Wall Street Journal enjoying slightly increased circulation among the... Read full story »

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