Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Gannett Revenue, Ad Sales Drop In Second Quarter

The newspaper industry saw continued declines in the second quarter of the year, judging by the results announced by the nation’s largest newspaper publisher. On Monday, Gannett Co. revealed that total revenues declined 2.1% to $1.3 billion in the second quarter of 2012. This was due entirely to declines in its newspaper publishing division, which more than offset a healthy increase in broadcast revenues.

Read more: http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/178812/gannett-newspaper-revs-tumble-8-broadcast-up-11.html#ixzz20vDnZkIt

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Anniston Star dropping Monday paper in October, putting more emphasis on digital presence

By Associated Press
ANNISTON, Ala. — The Anniston Star plans to discontinue its Monday print edition in October and make other cost-cutting moves while refocusing on digital content.

The newspaper, owned by Consolidated Publishing Co., in announcing the changes said the Monday paper is the smallest in advertising and circulation. Editor Bob Davis said readers can access new content on Mondays on the newspaper’s website (http://www.annistonstar.com).

Read more here: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/anniston-star-dropping-monday-paper-in-october-putting-more-emphasis-on-digital-presence/2012/07/10/gJQAI2nmaW_story.html

Sunday, July 8, 2012