The Audit Bureau of Circulation, the bible of the newspaper business, just released the latest circulation figures for the country’s newspapers.
In a word, ouch.
Circulations are plunging faster than Janet Napolitano’s credibility. In fact, the only major paper to gain circulation in the last twelve months was Rupert Murdoch’s Wall Street Journal. Other’s dropped in jaw dropping percentages.
It’s getting so bad that single digit drops look good. The New York Post dropped more than 20%. The San Francisco Chronicle almost 16%. The Newark Star-Ledger almost 17%. And the Atlanta Journal Constitution almost 20%.
Here are the daily averages for Monday-Friday circulation for the nation’s top 25 papers.
Source: Editor & Publisher