Left to right: The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times
Who says there's no good news?
According to new data released by the Newspaper Association of America, total print advertising revenue in 2007 plunged 9.4% to $42 billion compared to 2006 -- the most severe percent decline since the association started measuring advertising expenditures in 1950s" -- NAA Reveals Biggest Ad Revenue Plunge in More Than 50 YearsBrace yourself for a tsunami of the usual suspect explanations starting with "the Internet ate my ad sales."
At some point, you might think that the bozos in charge of newspapers might, just might, tumble to the fact that in the country outside of their eco-niche, most Americans don't trust what they print and don't like what they say. You might think that but you would be wrong.
[via The Green Report]
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