One way to improve single-copy sales is to increase the number of locations where newspapers are sold, which can include coin-operated newsstands. file photo
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2/22/09
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Newspapers are finding creative ways to cut back on costs.
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1/28/09
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Newspaper executives are looking for ways to reduce expenses that go beyond firing people. A variety of belt-tightening methods are being employed, but one thing is certain: the need for creative solutions to survive in a struggling market will …
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By Michelle Finkler | Associate Editor
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1/28/09
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On a cold Saturday in November 2008, crowds were packed into a sports complex in Crystal Lake, Ill. Players of all ages kicked soccer balls up and down the fields as parents and fans sat in the stands and cheered them on at the Copa Gary Lang 2008 …
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By Michelle Finkler | Associate Editor
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1/25/09
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Youth soccer players turn toward the camera during Copa Gary Lange 2008, which took place in November 2008 at Regional Sports Center in Crystal Lake, Ill. The Northwest Herald, a 38,073-circulation daily in Crystal Lake, Ill., put together the …
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1/25/09
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Newspapers are finding many ways to cut back on costs as 2009 begins.
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1/25/09
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A new agreement between Arizona newspapers and the state athletic association preserves papers’ ability to sell photo reprints but limits the length of video footage used by the media to five minutes. Photo by jill torrance/arizona daily star
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1/25/09
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Twitter is a popular social micro-blogging service.
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1/25/09
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About a year ago, Paula Casey, executive director of the Phoenix-based Arizona Newspapers Association, along with several newspaper members met with officials from the American Interscholastic Association, the state association that regulates high …
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By Adolfo Mendez | Editor
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1/25/09
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Tweet. Tweets. Tweeter. Twitterer. Twittering. Twittish. Twitterish. Twitterject. Twitterisms.
All of the Twitter lingo may be a bit overwhelming for anyone who isn’t familiar with the popular social micro-blogging service. Fortunately, …
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By Michelle Finkler | Associate Editor
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1/25/09
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As the current business climate spills over into the new year, newspapers can expect some cost-saving changes to the ABC’s audit process in 2009 and beyond.
Beginning this year, certain ABC member newspapers won’t be required to have yearly …
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By Adolfo Mendez | Editor
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1/1/09
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A Caribbean cruise that included airfare was an incentive offered to sales reps at the Telegraph Herald in Dubuque, Iowa. Photo supplied
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1/1/09
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Inside a grocery store in Tacoma, Wash., there was a frantic rush to throw groceries into a cart and bolt to the checkout line. Three shoppers were allotted only minutes to grab everything they could for free. There was a video camera rolling, and …
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By Michelle Finkler | Associate Editor
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1/1/09
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When the multi-billion dollar auto industry needs a jump-start, it gets noticed.
Especially in cities throughout Ohio, home to thousands of automotive-related industry jobs. So when the Dayton Daily News provided breaking-news coverage of the …
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By Michelle Finkler | Associate Editor
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1/1/09
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Newspaper circulation will be impacted by ABC changes. Photo by Adolfo Mendez/editor
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1/1/09
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Dayton Daily News covers auto industry. Photo supplied by Jim Noelker/Dayton Daily News
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1/1/09
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Columbus Dispatch intern Rob Pierce. Photo courtesy of The Columbus Dispatch
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1/1/09
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In some offices, interns aren’t used for more than fetching cups of coffee from the local java shop. But at newspapers, interns are usually treated just like any other employee, being given story assignments, deadlines and whatever else editors …
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By Michelle Finkler | Associate Editor
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1/1/09
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Video Profile: How Inland Works For You
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12/7/08
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Video Profile: How Inland Works For You
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12/7/08
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Inlander editors present 10 newspaper innovation ideas worth revisiting.
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12/1/08
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Newspaper companies can do a better job in managing the unprecedented changes taking place in the industry, according to Richard Deems, a management consultant.
“There’s probably no other industry going through more change than you folks,” …
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By Brian Rosenthal | Medill school of journalism
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11/30/08
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Erik Haugen admits he spends a lot of money on his family’s weekly groceries. But one week he spent more than usual—and a coupon made him do it!
It’s no coincidence that Haugen, director of marketing and information services at Tribune …
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By Zoe Fox | Medill school of journalism
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11/30/08
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Newspapers are well positioned to use direct marketing materials.
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11/30/08
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Tim Garry of My Press Reports shares his ideas with Gregg Jones, Jones Media Inc., Greeneville, Tenn., at Inland's 123rd Annual Meeting held Oct. 26-28 at the Renaissance Hotel in downtown Chicago.
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11/30/08
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