The tariffs increase the cost of newsprint by as much as 30 to 35 percent, though the impact on publishers is highly uneven, with some chains in better shape and the dwindling independents most at risk.
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Doctor, Ken. "Newsonomics: Newsprint tariffs are a Black Swan event that could speed up the death of U.S. newspapers." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 20 Jul. 2018. Web. 26 Mar. 2025.
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Doctor, K. (2018, Jul. 20). Newsonomics: Newsprint tariffs are a Black Swan event that could speed up the death of U.S. newspapers. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved March 26, 2025, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2018/07/newsonomics-newsprint-tariffs-are-a-black-swan-event-that-could-speed-up-the-death-of-u-s-newspapers/
Chicago
Doctor, Ken. "Newsonomics: Newsprint tariffs are a Black Swan event that could speed up the death of U.S. newspapers." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified July 20, 2018. Accessed March 26, 2025. https://www.niemanlab.org/2018/07/newsonomics-newsprint-tariffs-are-a-black-swan-event-that-could-speed-up-the-death-of-u-s-newspapers/.
Wikipedia
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