Poynter reporting:
Revenue at the Washington Post Co.’s newspaper operations was down 7
percent over 2011, the company said in a release of its fourth-quarter
and year-end earnings Friday. Revenue from print advertising was down 12 percent in the fourth quarter and 14 percent for the year.
Online revenue was up, with a 6 percent increase in online display ad
revenue over 2011. Daily circulation went down nearly 9 percent over the
previous year, and Sunday circulation was down about 6 percent:
“average daily circulation at The Washington Post totaled 471,800 and
average Sunday circulation totaled 687,200,” the release said. The
release does not break out circulation revenue.
The Post’s newspaper division had an operating loss of “$53.7 million
in 2012, compared to an operating loss of $21.2 million in 2011,” the
release said.
http://www.poynter.org/latest-news/mediawire/205030/print-advertising-at-washington-post-was-down-14-in-2012/
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