Newspaper Circulation Declines Again
Tuesday, April 27th, 2010
US newspaper circulation continues its death spiral, to the laughter of all right-thinking peoples:
Figures released Monday by the Audit Bureau of Circulations show average weekday circulation fell 8.7 percent in the six months that ended March 31, compared with the same period a year earlier.
Sunday circulation fell 6.5 percent.
Keep in mind that 2009 was the worst year EVER on record. So when you hear that circulation fell 8.7 compared to the WORST YEAR on record, that should tell you what a kick to the wedding tackle that is to the state-controlled propaganda newspaper business.
The San Francisco Chronicle’s weekday circulation dropped nearly 23 percent from the year before to 241,330.
At The Washington Post, average circulation fell 13.1 percent during the week to 578,482 and 8.2 percent to 797,679 on Sunday.
USA Today lost 13.6 percent of its circulation and averaged 1.83 million. That extended a slump that began with a slowdown in travel during the recession, which trimmed sales where USA Today is especially popular, such as hotels and airports.
The New York Times, which saw an 8.5 percent decline in weekday circulation during the most recent period and a 5.2 percent drop on Sundays. The Times’ average circulation was 951,063 on weekdays and 1.38 million on Sundays.
The article goes on to list the bogus excuses, and there are many, as to why newspapers are hemorrhaging readers, but the reason is as obvious as the jug ears on Obammies commie face: people don’t want to read state-controlled lies.
Simple.
Consumers are giving their money to alternate media now. Why would a Conservative pay for a newspaper that insults them and calls them racist? They wouldn’t. Why would a Tea Party member buy a paper that calls them teabaggers and spews hateful venom towards them? They wouldn’t. Why would a Conservative line the pockets of leftie trash who will turn around and support a President who is an outright commie hell-bent on destroying America? They wouldn’t.
In a statement, Newspaper Association of America President John Sturm said that declining circulation does not offer a full picture of the industry’s health.
He pointed to recent studies by Scarborough Research and Nielsen Online showing nearly 100 million adults still read a printed newspaper every day and that newspaper Web sites averaged more than 74 million unique visitors a month during the first quarter.
I hope John Sturm didn’t pay for that research, because if he did he got mightily ripped off. 100 million adults read a printed newspaper every day? Sure, in the world maybe. But is this Sturm unit trying to tell us that 100 million Americans read a printed newspaper every day? Hell, I doubt there are 100 million Americans that speak English. I’m starting to wonder if there are 100 million Americans that can read.
Keep believing your own lies, Sturm. I hope they serve those delicious little pigs in a blanket at the wake.
