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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 reflects on impact of newsprint tariffs on workers in the U.S. the publishing and paper industries. It mentions that newsprint tariffs are driven by a strategy of North Pacific Paper Co. to manipulate U.S. trade policy. It presents views of Joel Quadracci, chairman of Quad Graphics, on the same.

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 on newspaper war between the lesbian and gay biweekly `LGNY' and News Communications Inc.'s `New York Blade News.' Background information about LNGY and New York Blade News; Accusations made by LGNY to Blade; Impact of the competition between the two newspapers.

The author emphasizes the need for publishers to reduce the price of Sunday newspapers. Topics addressed include the inclusion of special sections focusing on entertainment in Sunday newspapers, the possibility that this price reduction will increase the number of newspaper readers, and the declining daily newspaper circulation between the 2004 and 2014 period.

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.

The article discusses the trend among newspaper publishers to adopt the move began by Detroit, Michigan dailies Free Press and News to limit their house delivery to Thursday, Friday and Sunday. The 50 % drop in advertising revenues is said to be forcing publishers to cut on costs. The resultant decline in circulation is stated to signal that publishers should be enhancing their online versions to take advantage of the growing digital media consumption and increase online advertising income.

Reports on the gains in circulation figures achieved by various U.S. newspaper publishers for the Audit Bureau of Circulations reporting period. General reasons behind the increase in circulation; Gains achieved by Hearst Corp.'s 'San Antonio Express-News,' in the six months ended September 30, 2002; Retention programs adopted by Belo Corp.'s 'The Dallas Morning'; Gains reported by publishers of other newspapers.

Focuses on the struggle of Advance Publication's 'The Star-Ledger' to find the 10 million dollars for its budget in New Jersey. Promise not to lay off its nonunion employees; Decrease amounts of its annual raises and bonuses; Cost-cutting plans of the newspaper.

The article discusses the solution devised by inserter operators and machinists to a wasteful problem in printing presses in the U.S. Used in some fashion by their counterparts at other papers, the operators' solution is simple and familiar: a stream of air to separate sheets as they are fed into the hopper. For that, last October, they used hoses, duct tape and the machines' compressed air supply. Based on the design, machinists then fabricated a durable and simple attachment for existing hoppers.

The article presents interviews with various publishers including Tim Timmons, chief executive officer of "The Paper of Montgomery County," Trevor Vernon of "The Eldon," and Ron Hasse, president of Southern California News Group. They discuss on how they overcame the challenges in 2017. Timmons, Vernon and Hasse provides an outlook for the industry for 2018 and beyond.

The author reflects on the feuds between local enforcement and alternative weeklies in Arizona and Florida. It states that the arrest in Phoenix of "Village Voice Media" executive editor Michael Lacey and CEO Jim Larkin Maricopa County sheriff's deputies are proof their alternative papers can still get under the skin of local authorities. It adds that in Florida, a vindictive law enforcement group is still carrying on its case against three sales executives of the "Orlando Weekly" for aiding and abetting prostitution.

Reports on the shipment of newspapers to Miami, Florida during the Super Bowl XXXIII. Reason for shipping newspapers to Miami; Comments from Tom Botelho, vice-marketing for MediaNews Group's `Denver Post'; Coordination of the newspaper distribution.

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.

The article features a collection of newspapers that are doing one particular thing very well and merit recognition for that effort and achievement amid the economic turmoil of the industry. One of these papers is the "Star Tribune" in Minneapolis, Minnesota which is in bankruptcy reorganization. Other papers, including "The Item," said that the way they handled hard times qualifies as doing it right. Information on how the "Honolulu Star-Bulletin" has revived its print product is provided.

The article reports that the "Times Argus" and "Rutland Herald" continued to print despite flooding in Vermont in June 2011.

The article reveals that some U.S. newspapers are realizing the growth opportunities of mobile applications as publishers continue to debate online paid content strategies. From October 24, 2009, the mobile application of "The Wall Street Journal" will not longer be free. Some contents on WSJ.com can be viewed for no charge, however, a reader has to subscribe if he or she wants to use it to access all journal content. Meanwhile, "The Miami Herald" in Florida is selling an application that links users to in-depth coverage of the Dolphins' 2009 season.

The article examines the impact of dropping the print edition of newspapers on certain days or eliminating such edition completely on newspaper's Web traffic. In the case of "Post-Intelligencer" (P-I), it fell off the top-30 list of newspaper Web sites for the month of March 2009 after the print edition was removed. The "East Valley Tribune" in Mesa, Arizona cut its Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday editions and eliminated Saturday copies and after that change, publisher Julie Moreno says they had budgeted page-view declines year-over-year.

The article reports on viral campaign for "RedEye," the quick-read free daily of "The Chicago Tribune." The viral campaign is the brainchild of Kevin Leland, the brand marketing specialist for "RedEye." Among the youngsters who are selected to promote the daily is Ellie Bahrmasel. They are called Ambassadors who are tasked to get people to sign up for subscriptions. They are paid through PayPal.

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.

Focuses on the 100th anniversary celebration of the Southern Newspaper Publishers Association (SNPA) in November 2003. Importance of the SNPA on the journalistic history; Comment from Roger Kintzel, SNPA president; Background on the creation of the SNPA; Discussion on the major accomplishments of the association.

Focuses on the launching of the initiative Real Life, Real News: Connecting With Reader's Lives by newspaper publisher Gannett Co. Inc. to address readership declines. Aim of the initiative; Changes which should be implemented; Activities included in the project.

Focuses on the production site of the 'Courier Times' in Pennsylvania. Approval from the Falls Township Planning Commission to construct the plant in an industrial park; Work flow within the facility; Expansion plans within the publishing industry.

Reports on Journal Register Co.'s decision to sell its newspapers in midwestern United States. Aim to lift stock price; Impact of Thompson Corp.'s decision to get out of the newspaper business; Newspapers that are expected to be sold in third quarter of 2000.

Reports on the offer of interactive services by small, closely held newspapers. Percentage of members using audiotex, bulletin-board services and Web sites; Financial profitability for members belonging to buying cooperative known as Publishers Affiliated to Gain Economy (PAGE).

The article focuses on how newspaper publishers can effectively deal with the processing of out-of-specification advertising inserts. Topics discussed include the cost associated with incorporating inserts that are out-of-specification in terms of thickness and print quality and the measures undertaken to minimize losses of productivity. The prepackaging of weekday inserts into an early-run jacket and the use of minimum paper grades are then mentioned.

The article looks at the measures of publishers in increasing profits through newspaper circulation. Publishers want to increase the 20% contribution of circulation to total newspaper revenue since their papers are more valuable than their price-per-copy would suggest. The "Chronicles" in California encourages its readers to take a two-day package of Thursdays and Sundays instead of seven-day home delivery. However, circulation experts are concerned about aggressive pricing because long-term damage to a newspaper's advertising franchise is risky.

The article looks at some vendor-hosted and Web-based systems that offer alternatives to traditional newsroom installations. Several vendors today offer software as a service, essentially the same thing as the first Application Service Provider programs. In these environments, little or no software is installed at a newspaper, which not only speeds system conversions and upgrades, but also does away with most of a paper's troubleshooting and maintenance.

The article looks at content sharing in newsrooms. Across the U.S., shared-content arrangements are emerging among dailies with no common ownership, as a way to reduce staff cuts and save money. Signs of the Oklahoma-Tulsa World deal began appearing in late January 2009 in both print and online, with bylines from each paper appearing atop reports in the other. But not everyone in the state is happy about the Oklahoma-Tulsa workd shared-content deal.

The article reports on the buyouts and layoffs at the newspaper publishing company Tribune Co. as of 2008. The buyouts and layoffs has affected its 3 dailies, "The Morning Call," "Orlando Sentinel" and "South Florida Sun-Sentinel. The dailies launched redesigns as the cuts took effect. By June 2008, all 3 papers told staffers that cuts were coming and they could volunteer to depart if they wanted, and they would receive the same two weeks' pay for each year of service as those who would be downsized.

The article reports on the challenges being faced by the "St. Paul Pioneer Press" and the "Star Tribune" in St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota. The newspaper-operating environment has deteriorated so quickly that St. Paul and Minneapolis suffer plummeting advertising revenue affecting big metros everywhere. Both papers have brand-new owners and are now embroiled in a heated lawsuit stemming from the "Pioneer Press" publisher who crossed the river to head up the competing "Star Tribune."

The article presents the October 30, 2006 Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) FAS-FAX. The FAS-FAX showed that newspaper circulation is declining but publications handled by Lee Enterprises performed well. Lee publishes mostly mid-sized papers that have been largely insulated from big circulation drops. Merrill Lynch analyst Lauren Rich Fine, in her trenchant analysis of the ABC results, called Lee the best performer of the companies observed.

The article details the implementation of workflow-automation project at St. Petersburg Times. The project includes electronic pagination, page planning and copy entry all the way through to the press-control system. The paper will apply its new production capabilities to a redesign using NewsSpeed software from Digital Technology International (DTI), XPress, DTI planning, pagination software and DTI WEbSpeed for Internet publishing.

Discusses the political endorsements made by local newspapers during the U.S. presidential elections in November 2004. Details of a meeting of "The Atlanta Journal-Constitution" editorial board to decide who the paper would support for president; Role of publishers in the political practice of newspapers; Impact of editors' opinions on voters.

Reports that advertising and editorial managers reviewed their paper's editorial/advertising joint ventures in light of the `Los Angeles Times' debacle. Wall that exists between editorial and advertising; Why editorial and advertising executives should communicate more; Importance of how the advertising and editorial departments work together on a project.

The article focuses on the launch by newspaper "Shreveport Times" of a redesign of its print publication in March 2014. Among the new features of the daily paper are a standalone art, culture and entertainment sector and an expanded Sunday section. Topics covered include the interviews conducted by the paper among community members and the amount invested in press upgrades. Also included are the insights of executive editor Alan English on the issue.

The article evaluates the MultiSertDrum paper inserter from Ferag.

The article offers suggestions on how to improve circulation of paper through paper's social media presence, as online social media can be one of the easiest ways to increase the readership. It is important to provide links to the important news to the website that are mostly visited by people like Facebook and Twitter. It states that the publishers should come up with ways such as discussion forums to engage the readers.

The article describes the circulation strategies of newspaper publishers in the U.S. Based on the semiannual data of the Audit Bureau of Circulations in October 2009, weekday circulation dropped by 10.6% year-over-year. Gannett Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Gracia Martore noted that every paper at the company has aggressively increased its prices. James Moroney, publisher of the "Dallas Morning News," related that they lowered their dependency on advertising and improved its paper's content.

The article reports on the increase in the circulation of the newspaper "Philadelphia Inquirer." The paper increased its circulation by 0.6 percent to 352,593 copies. Michael Proebstle, vice president of circulation at "Philadelphia Inquirer" and its sister "Philadelphia Daily News," wanted to have the money and the readers, especially since his boss, publisher and part-owner Brian Tierney, made circulation growth a main priority. Proebstle credits Tierney for putting money into the circulation department and marketing the paper on radio and television.

The article offers the author's insights on having a first time work in a small community paper and local publication. The author mentions that moving to a big publication might give the impression of experiencing change. The author adds that having a good working relation with colleagues is important in the publication industry.

The authors discuss whether the decision of the newspaper "Fauquier Times-Democrat" to drop the word "Democrat" from its name will affect circulation. Emerson College journalism student Abigail Collins believes the decision to change the name of the paper will make new readers think that the paper is unbiased and as long as the paper writes factual reports, old readers will remain. "St. Cloud Times" executive editor John Bodette asserts that content is what will determine circulation.

The article focuses on a report on the struggle by newspaper "The New York Times" to achieve scale and economic sustainability as a full-on digital publisher. Topics covered include the effort by the paper to retool its culture and business model, the disclosure of the number of times the newspaper was out-promoted by digital publishers and the barrier to effective digital publishing at the newspaper. Also mentioned is the lack of commitment to changing the culture of the institution.

The article focuses on the publication of the newspaper "San Quentine News" by prison inmates in California. Topics covered include the estimated number of newspapers published monthly, the online presence of the publication and the description of the newspaper in the "Los Angeles Times." Also mentioned are the closure of the prison print shop and the use of donations in printing the paper.

The article reports on the circulation success of the newspaper "The Dallas Morning News," the flagship newspaper of A.H. Belo in Texas. The newspaper is seeing success with its reverse publishing model by appealing to readers with what readers know best, themselves. In 2005, the paper launched community newspapers targeted to select ZIP codes. On April 1, 2007, the paper launched a series of companion community micro-sites under the heading NeighborsGo.com, through which users can submit content directly online.

Details the efforts of newspaper publishing companies in attracting young readers across the U.S. in August 2003. Cricitism on "Express," a commuter paper published by "The Washington Post"; Plans to a launch a weekday tabloid by the "Centre Daily Times"; Focus of the paper to be launched by "Courier-Journal."

Reports developments in the publishing industry in the United States. Recipient of the Classified Advertising Manager's Executive order award; Purchase of Pacifica Papers Inc. by Norske Skog Canada; Settlement of a Clean Water Act lawsuit involving Blue Heron Paper Co.

The article discusses the failure of publishers in the U.S. to capitalize on the social power of digital media to broaden their audiences. It highlights the importance of audience diversification, arguing that a typical newspaper web site is read by the same senior citizens who take the print paper. According to data from the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press, the average print reader is a female nearing 60 years of age.