Monday, April 30, 2007

FAS-FAX Circ Numbers for the Top 25 Dailies and Sunday Papers

USA TODAY 2,278,022; (+0.23%)

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, 2,062,312; (+0.61%)

NEW YORK TIMES, 1,120,420; (-1.93%)

LOS ANGELES TIMES, 815,723; (-4.24%)

NEW YORK POST, 724,748; (+7.63%)

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS, 718,174; (+1.37%)

WASHINGTON POST, 699,130; (-3.47%)

CHICAGO TRIBUNE, 566,827; (-2.12%)

HOUSTON CHRONICLE, 503,114; (-2.00%)

ARIZONA REPUBLIC 433,731; (-1.14%)

DALLAS MORNING NEWS, 411,919; (-14.27%)

NEWSDAY, 398,231; (-6.91%)

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, 386,564; (-2.93%)

BOSTON GLOBE, 382,503; (-3.72%)

STAR-LEDGER OF NEWARK, 372,629; (-6.08%)

If you look at just the top four you notice the conservative paper and the paper that usually tries to report news and not set their own agenda have gains, while the two raging liberal papers have declines.

Why?

I have a few thoughts on why:

1. American people are sick of getting news from people who can't report it fair and balanced.

2. Conservatives are more likely to be educated(fact) so they still read the newspaper...while Democrats are watching Srpinger or the newest judge show...

7 comments:

Jim said...

1. American people are sick of getting news from people who can't report it fair and balanced.

Then how do you account for the popularity of Fox News.

Educated? Daily Show viewers are more educated than Fox News viewers.

The Game said...

talking about Democrats vs Republicans...

Bush won the "college grad" demographic 52-46...

I don't remember talking about the Daily show, nor did I give any stats about the daily show...it was the fact that liberal crap newspapers are declining week after week...
you didn't address that issue AT ALL...

Jim said...

The reason is that educated people are getting their news online and uneducated people can't figure out how to use a computer and are reduced to reading the Washington Times and the NY Post.

Marshal Art said...

Once again, Jim. Explain how Fox News is biased in their reporting. Please do not use commentary and opinion shows like O'Reilly, H&C, or the like. Just talk about their news reporting.

PCD said...

Jim,

I marvel how you survive day to day. All I can say is that people who aren't kool-aid drinking Democrat hacks like yourself that live around you don't know what you really think of them, else you'd be beaten to a pulp several times a day.

Jim said...

Is Brit Hume news or commentary?

Marshal Art said...

"Is Brit Hume news or commentary?"

I guess it would depend on the show he's hosting. I know he does a discussion show wherein opinions flow. That would be commentary. I believe he had done straight news, or at least for a time he did. Perhaps you can find someone nearby to help you distinguish between the two. Good luck with that.