Comments on: Newspapers bucking circ declines http://www.niemanlab.org/2009/03/newspapers-bucking-circulation-declines/ A collaborative effort to figure out the future of journalism. A project of Harvard University. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:39:00 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Charlie Craine http://www.niemanlab.org/2009/03/newspapers-bucking-circulation-declines/comment-page-1/#comment-10174 Charlie Craine Tue, 17 Mar 2009 16:29:51 +0000 http://www.niemanlab.org/?p=2981#comment-10174 We are indeed bucking the trend at the Deseret News. However, we have not shifted our focus specifically to Mormon readers. We are still a general interest newspaper, however we have two niche products that are geared toward Mormons. It might be interesting to note that our staff tends to be half Mormon and half non-Mormon--I'm in the latter. Charlie Craine Director of Interactive Media - Deseret News We are indeed bucking the trend at the Deseret News. However, we have not shifted our focus specifically to Mormon readers. We are still a general interest newspaper, however we have two niche products that are geared toward Mormons. It might be interesting to note that our staff tends to be half Mormon and half non-Mormon–I’m in the latter.

Charlie Craine
Director of Interactive Media – Deseret News

]]> By: james andrews http://www.niemanlab.org/2009/03/newspapers-bucking-circulation-declines/comment-page-1/#comment-9911 james andrews Fri, 13 Mar 2009 19:13:46 +0000 http://www.niemanlab.org/?p=2981#comment-9911 Click on the cinn. paper. No editorializing on the front page. Just news. Balance editorial page with comments from the left and right. The Las Vegas papers did well because the Hotels supplied it to the rooms and in the restaurants. Now that occupancy and profits are down look for the Sun to suffer HUGE declines. The Bee and Chronicle in Calif are amongst the most libersl sheets in the nation from the front page to the back. The northern california communites are becoming increasingly conservative with every tax increase and there they have Fed, State and local taxes climbing on everything. Liberal propoganda papers are going broke and more balanced newspapers that deliver news and balanced opinion are holding their own or growing. Great opportunity in Northern California for a real paper to come into exisistance. Click on the cinn. paper. No editorializing on the front page. Just news. Balance editorial page with comments from the left and right.

The Las Vegas papers did well because the Hotels supplied it to the rooms and in the restaurants. Now that occupancy and profits are down look for the Sun to suffer HUGE declines.

The Bee and Chronicle in Calif are amongst the most libersl sheets in the nation from the front page to the back. The northern california communites are becoming increasingly conservative with every tax increase and there they have Fed, State and local taxes climbing on everything.

Liberal propoganda papers are going broke and more balanced newspapers that deliver news and balanced opinion are holding their own or growing.

Great opportunity in Northern California for a real paper to come into exisistance.

]]> By: Zachary M. Seward http://www.niemanlab.org/2009/03/newspapers-bucking-circulation-declines/comment-page-1/#comment-9838 Zachary M. Seward Thu, 12 Mar 2009 23:51:30 +0000 http://www.niemanlab.org/?p=2981#comment-9838 I should note that, despite its circulation gain between 2005 and 2008, The Fargo Forum has <a href="http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003951120" rel="nofollow">laid off</a> nine percent of its workforce this year. Latest cuts announced today. I should note that, despite its circulation gain between 2005 and 2008, The Fargo Forum has laid off nine percent of its workforce this year. Latest cuts announced today.

]]> By: Zachary M. Seward http://www.niemanlab.org/2009/03/newspapers-bucking-circulation-declines/comment-page-1/#comment-9814 Zachary M. Seward Thu, 12 Mar 2009 19:59:50 +0000 http://www.niemanlab.org/?p=2981#comment-9814 Do you have a sense, Don, of whether the News is winning away readers from the Tribune or what? And do you read the News because of its focus on the Mormon community, or is that an overblown explanation? —Zach Do you have a sense, Don, of whether the News is winning away readers from the Tribune or what? And do you read the News because of its focus on the Mormon community, or is that an overblown explanation? —Zach

]]> By: Chris Anderson http://www.niemanlab.org/2009/03/newspapers-bucking-circulation-declines/comment-page-1/#comment-9813 Chris Anderson Thu, 12 Mar 2009 19:57:45 +0000 http://www.niemanlab.org/?p=2981#comment-9813 Wonder how long the Las Vegas Review-Journal will keep bucking that trend? Wonder how long the Las Vegas Review-Journal will keep bucking that trend?

]]> By: Don Sorensen http://www.niemanlab.org/2009/03/newspapers-bucking-circulation-declines/comment-page-1/#comment-9812 Don Sorensen Thu, 12 Mar 2009 19:50:20 +0000 http://www.niemanlab.org/?p=2981#comment-9812 Nice to see my morning paper "The Deseret News" bucking the trend. Nice to see my morning paper “The Deseret News” bucking the trend.

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