Louis Hau of Forbes writes Wednesday about the cuts — including the cutting of standalone business sections — made by daily newspapers to remain profitable.
“Brownrout estimates a typical newspaper generates about 35% of its advertising revenue from classified ads and about 15% to 20% from inserts. The main A-section of the paper generates most of the rest, perhaps about two-thirds, while features, business and sports sections account for the remainder.
“‘I don’t think there’s a single publisher who thinks, ‘My readers aren’t interested,’ or ‘I don’t have a commitment,’ or “It’s not valuable,” Brownrout says of the elimination of separate business and features sections. ‘But you end up in a situation where your hands are tied. The market is sending a message that newspapers have to bring their cost base down.’
“Rivals are taking advantage. Weekly business newspapers in Los Angeles, Denver, Phoenix and Dallas have notched modest circulation gains during the last two years even as the daily newspapers in those same markets have lost readers, according to the Audit Bureau of Circulations.”
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