Average daily circulation of nation's 20 biggest newspapers for six months ended Sept. 30
Mon Nov 01 2004 22:33:51 ET
1. USA Today, 2,309,853, up 2.8 percent - - moderately liberal
2. The Wall Street Journal, 2,106,774, up 0.8 percent - - conservative
3. The New York Times, 1,121,057, up 0.2 percent - - whacko liberal
4. Los Angeles Times, 902,164, down 5.6 percent - - whacko liberal
5. New York Daily News, 715,052, down 1.6 percent
6. The Washington Post, 707,690, down 3 percent - - whacko liberal
7. New York Post, 686,207, up 5.2 percent - - conservative
8. Chicago Tribune, 600,988, down 2 percent
9. Houston Chronicle, 554,783, up 0.3 percent
10. San Francisco Chronicle, 468,370, down 8.5 percent - - whacko liberal
11. The Boston Globe, 451,471, up 0.2 percent - - liberal
12. The Arizona Republic, 413,268, down 4.4 percent
13. The Star-Ledger of Newark, N.J., 400,042, down 2.1 percent
14. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 397,097, up 3.8 percent - - conservative?
15. Star Tribune of Minneapolis-St. Paul, 381,094, up 0.2 percent
16. The Philadelphia Inquirer, 368,883, up 0.1 percent
17. The Plain Dealer, Cleveland, 354,309, down 3 percent
18. Detroit Free Press, 348,838, down 1.1 percent
19. The San Diego Union-Tribune, 339,032, down 3.7 percent
20. The Oregonian, Portland, 337,707, up 0.9 percent
drudgereport.com
The liberal press appears to be increasing more slowly than population growth, or declining. Check out the two left coast declines. The conservative or moderate press is increasing. Italicicized somments are mine. |
