I will post current data for the Oregonian when the Oregon newspaper totals come out in the coming week.
AAM reports that in the last year the average drop in newspaper daily circulation was 0.7% and that digital newspaper editions make up almost 1/5th (19.3%) of total circulation.
Daily circulation for the 593 U.S. newspapers reporting comparable averages for the March 2013 and March 2012 periods decreased 0.7 percent. Sunday circulation for the 519 newspapers reporting comparable data was down 1.4 percent.Here are AAM's top 25 newspaper daily and digital numbers:
Newspapers may include digital editions — tablet or smartphone apps, PDF replicas, metered or restricted-access websites, or e-reader editions — in their total circulation. Digital editions now account for 19.3 percent of U.S. daily newspapers’ total average circulation, up from 14.2 percent in March 2012.
Average Circulation at the Top 25 U.S. Daily Newspapers
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Preliminary figures filed with AAM. Subject to audit.
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Newspaper Name
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Print
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Total Digital
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Total Average Circulation Excluding Branded
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Total Branded Editions Print & Digital
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Total Average Circulation
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Percent Change
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As of 03/31/13
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As of 03/31/12
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WALL STREET JOURNAL |
1,480,725
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898,102
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2,378,827
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2,378,827
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2,118,315
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12.3%
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NEW YORK TIMES |
731,395
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1,133,923
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1,865,318
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1,865,318
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1,586,757
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17.6%
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USA TODAY |
1,424,406
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249,900
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1,674,306
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1,674,306
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1,817,446
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-7.9%
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LOS ANGELES TIMES |
432,873
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177,720
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610,593
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43,275
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653,868
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616,575
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6.0%
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NEW YORK DAILY NEWS |
360,459
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155,706
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516,165
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516,165
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579,636
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-11.0%
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NEW YORK POST |
299,950
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200,571
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500,521
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500,521
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555,327
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-9.9%
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WASHINGTON POST |
431,149
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42,313
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473,462
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1,305
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474,767
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507,615
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-6.5%
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CHICAGO SUN-TIMES |
184,801
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77,660
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262,461
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208,087
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470,548
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421,780
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11.6%
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DENVER POST |
213,830
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192,805
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406,635
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10,041
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416,676
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401,120
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3.9%
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CHICAGO TRIBUNE |
368,145
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46,785
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414,930
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414,930
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414,590
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0.1%
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DALLAS MORNING NEWS |
190,613
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65,912
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256,525
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152,740
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409,265
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405,349
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1.0%
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NEWSDAY |
265,782
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111,962
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377,744
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377,744
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397,973
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-5.1%
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HOUSTON CHRONICLE |
231,233
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102,341
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333,574
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26,677
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360,251
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346,129
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4.1%
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ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER |
159,411
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15,466
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174,877
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181,288
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356,165
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280,812
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26.8%
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NEWARK STAR-LEDGER |
180,271
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160,507
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340,778
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340,778
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278,940
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22.2%
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TAMPA BAY TIMES |
241,020
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17,099
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258,119
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82,141
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340,260
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299,497
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13.6%
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CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER |
216,122
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95,483
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311,605
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311,605
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286,405
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8.8%
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PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER |
184,827
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67,958
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252,785
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54,046
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306,831
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325,289
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-5.7%
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MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE |
227,694
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73,651
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301,345
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301,345
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300,330
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0.3%
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ARIZONA REPUBLIC |
285,927
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7,048
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292,975
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665
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293,640
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321,600
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-8.7%
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HONOLULU STAR-ADVERTISER |
125,726
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68,993
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194,719
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73,525
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268,244
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209,915
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27.8%
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LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL |
126,293
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15,996
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142,289
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109,758
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252,047
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259,247
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-2.8%
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SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE |
192,782
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21,569
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214,351
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36,327
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250,678
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230,578
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8.7%
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BOSTON GLOBE |
172,048
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73,524
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245,572
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245,572
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225,482
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8.9%
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ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION |
149,523
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6,704
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156,227
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74,867
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231,094
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174,251
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32.6%
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Top 25 U.S. Daily Newspaper Digital Editions
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Preliminary figures filed with AAM. Subject to audit.
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Newspaper Name |
Digital Replica
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Digital Nonreplica
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Total Digital
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Total Average Circulation as of 03/31/13
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NEW YORK TIMES |
36,456
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1,097,467
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1,133,923
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1,865,318
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WALL STREET JOURNAL |
898,102
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898,102
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2,378,827
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USA TODAY |
121,368
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128,532
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249,900
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1,674,306
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NEW YORK POST |
1,559
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199,012
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200,571
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500,521
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DENVER POST |
51,927
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140,878
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192,805
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416,676
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LOS ANGELES TIMES |
36,802
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140,918
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177,720
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653,868
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NEWARK STAR-LEDGER |
23,419
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137,088
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160,507
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340,778
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NEW YORK DAILY NEWS |
26,626
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129,080
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155,706
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516,165
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NEWSDAY |
111,962
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111,962
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377,744
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HOUSTON CHRONICLE |
79,395
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22,946
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102,341
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360,251
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LOS ANGELES INVESTORS BUSINESS DAILY |
45,288
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51,418
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96,706
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157,161
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CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER |
15,424
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80,059
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95,483
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311,605
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ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS |
66,499
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17,601
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84,100
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208,280
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DETROIT FREE PRESS |
81,511
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1,786
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83,297
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209,652
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CHICAGO SUN-TIMES |
28,798
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48,862
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77,660
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470,548
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MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE |
49,593
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24,058
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73,651
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301,345
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BOSTON GLOBE |
13,390
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60,134
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73,524
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245,572
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HONOLULU STAR-ADVERTISER |
16,149
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52,844
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68,993
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268,244
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PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER |
41,803
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26,155
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67,958
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306,831
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DALLAS MORNING NEWS |
65,912
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65,912
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409,265
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SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE |
33,672
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27,698
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61,370
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218,987
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SALT LAKE CITY DESERET NEWS |
11,995
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44,760
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56,755
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103,190
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RIVERSIDE CO. PRESS-ENTERPRISE |
36,556
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13,250
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49,806
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137,581
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CHICAGO TRIBUNE |
20,541
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26,244
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46,785
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414,930
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MIAMI HERALD |
42,150
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3,949
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46,099
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147,130
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5 comments:
Whoever could have seen this coming? A day when not one Northwest paper is in the top 25. Maybe they should consider hiring a reporter or two.
Max, to put it in perspective, in the last five years the Oregonian has wavered between #19 (March 2010 and March 2011) and #24 (Sept 2012).
March 2008 - #23 -- Sept 2008 - #21
March 2009 - #23 -- Sept 2009 - #21
March 2010 - #19 -- Sept 2010 - #22
March 2011 - #19 -- Sept 2011 - #21
March 2012 - #21 -- Sept 2012 - #24
And you're right. Good reporting would bring more circulation. If the news stories are good, the editorial stance can be whatever. But, at this point there are too few good reporters who check their biases at the door and delve into facts they are personally uncomfortable with or leave out facts that don't have real relevance but hit their personal hot buttons.
Remember when the O's circ was above 300k?
And they had editors and stuff?
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LOL, TMI - I was reading a story today about what they printed as "environmental protestors". They also had another one about how ODOT is going to "raise the IQ" of some of the freeways. ODOT's got money to burn on solar arrays and LED signs and sensors and computers, but gosh darnit, they just can't find any for roads. Of course, these are the same folks who thought it'd be a great idea to blow up a whale.
As it happens, the best reporters in this town are Nigel Jacquiss and a couple of others over at Willamette Week.
Well, guys, the Oregonian increased their M-F edition circulation by 350 (out of almost 229,000) in the last six months, but the Saturday and Sunday editions lost. Sunday about 1,200 and Saturday about 4,000. I need to put up a post on the Oregon newspaper stats.
As you note, TMI, the Oregonian is now in the 229,000 range down from about 358,800 thirteen years ago in the March 2000 report. Down more than 35%.
I'm with you, Max, that Jacquiss is the best reporter in the city, maybe best in the Pacific NW.
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