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The article reports on the state of local newspapers across the U.S., particularly their high rate of closure and their rapidly declining power and influence. Also cited are the questionable search by members of the Kansas police on the offices of the "Marion County Record" in August 2024 and the positive developments that could bolster journalism and democracy in the country.

The article discusses improving the paper ordering and warehouse operations of printing companies. Topics explored include the paper needs of most newspaper publishers and commercial print businesses, the proper management of inventory to meet needs of clients, and the statement issued by regional operations director Ron Smith of "News Herald" daily newspaper regarding significant printing technologies.

The article explores the need for news media to strengthen the objectivity, civility and credibility of its daily paper which is experiencing a collapsing stance in the U.S. A survey conducted by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press indicated that public credibility in all news media is at its lowest level in more than two decades. Ways on how newspapers will regain its stability such as heading towards objective journalism and restoring public trust are offered.

The article discusses the challenges facing the newspaper and publishing sector in the U.S. It explores the shared sacrifice concept observed by the industry under which the paper, printing and publishing sectors seek to be lean and stealthy while working with one another to manage paper costs. Factors of concern to paper manufacturers are given such as rising energy costs and the scarcity of old newspapers (ONP). Empathy is cited as a strategy for publishers and newsprint suppliers to take.

The article reports that prices of newsprints in the U.S. are at their lowest level in 2013 compared with historical price trends. Publishing industry analyst Thad McIlroy states that, in the past, wholesale price of newsprint has a marked effect on newspaper publishers' profits. He observes that in the past few years leading to 2013, demand for newsprint has declined or remained the same as more publishing businesses close operations due to the competition posed by online publications.

Discloses that the notion that small daily and weekly newspapers in the United States are resistant to new ideas and change was dispelled at the 1998 California Newspaper Publishers Association annual convention. Revenues generated by the small newspapers; Tips for first-time phone directory publishers on how to be competitive; Strategies used by newspapers to attract advertisers.

Reports that the newspaper "The Washington Star" would cease publication on August 7, 1981. Reaction of the talented young reporters to the news; Acknowledgement by managing editor Stanley Cloud that the paper failed to create a clear identity to distinguish it from the "Post"; Failure of the morning edition of the newspaper; Decline in the statistics on the newspaper's readership.

This article focuses on the plans of Jim Moroney, the publisher of the Morning News, a Belo Corp. newspaper, for the survival of the medium. According to Moroney, the Morning News was like an outwardly healthy person with serious physical problems. Since 2001, profitability had allegedly declined 35 percent and that home delivery had decreased 10 percent since 2000, according to Moroney. Moroney, who had been publisher of the newspaper for less than three years, compared the paper to U.S. colonies and to France in the 18th century and Russia in the early 20th century. In each case, Moroney said, arrogant heads of state ignored the needs of those they governed while radicals pushed ideas that did a better job of satisfying public needs. In a statement Moroney issued, the publisher said that there is a need for a revolution in their culture. To accomplish such revolution, the publisher insisted that the newspaper needed to shake off ennui. In addition, managers should allegedly stop stifling the staff's criticism and that editors should praise and not punish dissenters. Moroney allegedly has definite ideas for the paper's transformation. For one thing, he sees investigative reporting as central to revitalizing the newspaper.

This article explains that London, England is in the grip of a turf war between the U.K.'s heavyweight newspaper publishers. In the red corner is Rupert Murdoch's News International; and in the blue corner, Lord Rothermere's Daily Mail group, Associated Newspapers. Ordinarily this would be a joy to watch, in the hope that one would deliver a fatal blow to the other. Soon to be added to this is a free afternoon paper to be distributed, like Metro,But this time the stakes are too high to get any enjoyment from the dingdong. At risk is the future of the British press, which for all its wrongs has been a mainstay of our system of democracy for centuries. But the rise of free newspapers means that hundreds of thousands of trees are pulped each week to provide us with disposable paper.

Reports on how Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers are attempting to communicate or publish text and image on paper without benefit of an external machine, be it printing press or computer. Digital delivery of news; Availability of the technology for paper that prints itself with electronic ink; Viability of the new technology in the newspaper market.

This article reports on developments in the newspaper publishing industry in Detroit, Michigan as of April 26, 1999. The labor dispute with unions at The Detroit News and Free Press have contributed to the decline in circulation of both newspapers. On the other hand, suburb papers show growth in the wake of the strike. More than a year and a half after workers agreed to return to their jobs, Sunday circulation was 805,326, according to Detroit Newspaper Agency and combined daily circulation of The Detroit News and Free Press was 623,608 which is 30% below their pre-strike numbers.

The article discusses economic concerns of newspaper executives at the Newspaper Association of America's annual conference in Seattle, Washington. They were relieved that the war in Iraq has ended but were concerned about the economic situation. Some executives noted some increases in retail advertising but help-wanted advertising, the major component of classified advertising and newspapers' largest source of revenue, remained in a depressed state.

The article reports on the decline in the advertising revenues of newspapers during the first quarter of 2001. Based on preannouncements of newspaper companies, advertising revenue for the quarter is expected to be down by 2.5 per cent and earnings will decline by 25 per cent. National and help-wanted advertising also performed weakly during the period.

The article reports on the challenge of distribution faced by newspaper publishers, exacerbated by the emerging urban sprawl in the United States. The pressure facing publishers to deliver newspapers on time is caused both by demographic and geographic factors. The impact of sprawl on the publishing industry is also discussed.

Observes newspaper publishers' less focus on marketing efforts. Comments from media analyst Michael Bebe; Total daily newspaper advertising expenditures in the first half of 1999; View of most publishers on marketing.

The article discusses how the Iraq War, 2003 blunted a resurgence of advertising in the newspaper industry in the United States. Newspaper executives are understandably nervous about the prospects for the next quarter or two. However, they remain optimistic about the industry's long-term prospects, based on papers' abilities to seize a greater share of the national advertising market.

Reports on Norco, Southern California's filing of a lawsuit against the publisher of `Norco News' for allegedly harming the health and reputation of city official Michael Kulick. Publisher Lucille Oliva and writer Lois Loock as defendants; Oliva's reputation as a journalist; Background on Oliva's encounter with Kulick which happened in the latter's animal shelter; Other claims made against Oliva.

This article discusses the events leading to what would transform life at The Philadelphia Inquirer newspaper from the merely disheartening into the profoundly terrifying. It began to unfold shortly after 3 o'clock on the afternoon of last November 1 when Sandra Long, a deputy managing editor, appeared outside the glass wall of managing editor Anne Gordon's office waving a small piece of paper. Gordon returned a few minutes later and said, without obvious concern or alarm, that the largest holder of stock in the Inquirer's corporate parent, Knight Ridder, was demanding that the company be sold in order to boost the stock's sagging value.

The article compares the "New York Post" and the "New York Daily News." For the six months, ending September 30, 2003, the "New York Daily News" circulation was 729,124, an increase of 2.1 percent over the same period in 2002, according to the U.S. Audit Bureau of Circulations. The "New York Post" increased 10.6 percent to 652,426, closing the circulation gap to 76,000 copies, its sixth consecutive double-digit increase. That places the "New York Daily News" and "New York Post" in sixth and seventh place respectively among all U.S. dailies. The "New York Daily News" was founded in 1919 by Joseph Medill Patterson of Chicago, Illinois' Tribune company. Within a few years, the paper was generating millions in profits and became the largest-selling daily in the country. The "New York Post," meanwhile, was founded in 1801 by Alexander Hamilton. Among the strengths of the "New York Post" are some topnotch coverage of business and personal finance, as well as regular scrutiny of the worlds of big media and fashion. It launched a monthly section called Tempo that reports on Hispanic culture in the city. "New York Post" owner Peter Kalikow claims that "if one wants to know the local events in New York City, they should read the "New York Post" or the "New York Daily News." That is what competition does and while the competition is going on, it is great to be a newspaper reader in New York. INSET: PETE'S PRESCRIPTION.

The article highlights an address delivered by media economist Robert Picard before U.S. publishers at the Inter American Press Association 62nd General Assembly in Mexico City, Mexico. According to him, the traditional way of running a newspaper business in the country is not sustainable. He mentioned that reliance on new print products will not assure long-term success.