ALJAZEERA: THE US NEWSPAPER INDUSTRY:
- The internet surpassed newspapers as the main news source in 2010
- Print ads account for 86% of the newspaper industry’s revenue
- Daily newspapers still have about 45 million paying customers in the US
- Vocus report: 152 newspapers stopped operating in 2011
- State of the Media report: 151 newspapers stopped operating in 2010
- Thousands of journalists have been laid-off as newspapers close around the US
- Print advertising revenue fell by $2.1bn in 2011
- Half of all smartphone owners say they use their devices for news
- The newspaper industry is worth about $34bn yearly – down from $59bn in 2000
- Stock prices for newspapers fell by about 25% in 2011
- Digital circulation now accounts for 14% of newspaper circulation
- Weekday digital circulation has grown by nearly 62%
- Total online ad spending grew 23% in 2011, to $32bn
- Digital ads now make up at least 20% of total US advertising
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