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Internet Kills LA Times National Edition

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the there's-a-pop-song-in-here-somewhere dept.

Doc Ruby writes "The LA Times announced that it is folding its national edition on 12/31/04. The Times spokesperson said the paper's mission has been to reach 'key Washington, D.C., and New York audiences,' and that 'other electronic ways of reaching those audiences became more plentiful.' The folding edition will be replaced by "remote printing" by NewspaperDirect, and their email highlights, Top of the Times. Is this the way all our newspapers will be going?"

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  1. Bias Kills Newspapers. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    The problem with the "Los Angeles Times" and the "New York Times" is that most Americans perceive them to be biased. For example, the Abu Ghraib story ran 19+ times on the front pages, but the story about Saddam Hussein's torture of women and children ran far fewer times. Both newspapers are experiencing declines in readership.

    Now, note that the "Washington Times", the "Wall Street Journal", and the "Economist" have experienced increases in circulation. The last journal, in particular, has experienced strong growth.

    Similar comments apply to Fox News.

    The conclusion is that less bias means greater popularity and larger numbers of subscribers.