Newspaper Circulation Declines Another 2.6 Percent in the Past Six Mon
May 8th, 2006 2:36 PM
All together now…“Awwwwwwwww.” Newspapers circulation rates took another steep decline in the six-month period ending in March according to a just released AP report (hat tip to Drudge): “The decline in average paid weekday circulation was about the same as the previous six-month reporting cycle for the period ending last September, according to the Newspaper Association of America, a trade…
Antique Media Continues Descent Towards Extinction as Newspaper Profit
April 14th, 2006 10:53 AM
Let’s all give one collective “Awwwwww” for the newspaper industry that seems destined to go the way of the Dodo bird. As reported by The New York Times on Friday, the first quarter was another bad period for an industry which continues to see ad revenues decline as America’s readers increasingly lose interest in their content: “The newspaper industry continues to flag financially, with three…
Katrina Brought Poverty in America to the Front Page
October 15th, 2005 7:12 PM
Unfortunately, journalists haven’t accurately reported the data involved.Catastrophic events in America’s cities have a tendency to generate discussions about race, class, and poverty. The Watts riots in 1965, as well as the Rodney King riots in 1992 are fine examples. Hurricane Katrina has sparked another such debate. Unfortunately, America’s media are relying on consistently questionable or out…
