Having a hard time of it - from Pew Research:
5 key takeaways about the state of the news media in 2018
#1) - U.S. newspaper circulation reached its lowest level since 1940, the first year with available data. Total daily newspaper circulation (print and digital combined) was an estimated 28.6 million for weekday and 30.8 million for Sunday in 2018. Those numbers were down 8% and 9%, respectively, from the previous year, according to the Center’s analysis of Alliance for Audited Media data. Both figures are now below their lowest recorded levels, though weekday circulation first passed this threshold in 2013.
Digital circulation for daily newspapers is harder to track. It did rise in 2018, though not enough to fully reverse the overall decline in circulation.
Revenue from circulation was steady in 2018, but ad revenue for newspapers fell 13%, according to an analysis of Securities and Exchange Commission filings. Though some national publications have seen growth in revenue and in digital subscriptions over the past few years, the newspaper sector overall continues to face challenges.
Gee - maybe if they actually printed stuff that people wanted to read - like real news and not Fake News. Four more at the site. Not surprised. My two local newspapers (here and here) alternate between two designs. Sometimes, they will ratchet down on their subscriptions - putting 90% of the news item behind a paywall. Sometimes, they will allow some measure of access - you can read five articles and then the paywall appears.
Both are now using stronger measures as it used to be that running CCleaner to deleate their cookies would renew your access. Now it is just solid paywall for the last month or so.
CCleaner is excellent software - the free version does all that you would want. Really makes a difference in performance. Their registry cleaner is PFM.
Leave a comment