Regional newspaper titles suffer yet more substantial sales declines

But all publishers can point to the fact that their audiences are moving onlineSales of regional newspapers, meaning their newsprint versions, declined further in the final six months of 2014, according to the latest figures realised by ABC.That, in itself, is hardly surprising. But the overall fall among the daily titles does appear to be accelerating. Again, that’s to be expected as more and more people are choosing to read their news online. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2015-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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