Wednesday, August 29, 2012

More Newspapers Reducing Schedules, Size


The controversial changes at the New Orleans Times-Picayune, where the publishing schedule was cut to three days a week, may prove to be a harbinger of similar reductions at other newspapers across the country. This week, Advance Publications announced that it is also slashing the frequency at newspapers in New York State and Pennsylvania.
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2012/08/23/philadelphia-daily-newspapers-switching-to-smaller-newsprint-size/
 
Just four months after the Philadelphia Inquirer, Daily News, and Philly.com were sold for $55 million (see related story) — a fraction of their $515-million purchase price just six years ago — the papers have announced that they will get a little slimmer this fall.