Tribune Circulation Drops

By vouchey in News on May 3, 2005 1:55PM

The Audit Bureau of Circulation reported yesterday that the Chicago Tribune's daily newspaper circulation dropped 6.6% to 573,744, making it the nation's eighth largest newspaper. ABC, a non-profit organization set up to impartially audit newspaper circulation figures, released the figures as part of a report on the nation largest newspaper circulations. The Chicago Sun Times, which has in the past reported a daily circulation of about 415,000 was not included in the report due to disiplinary action stemming from last year's fudging of circulation figures.

The Tribune's drop is part of a national trend of dropping circulation figures, as the Newspaper Association of America reported an overall circulation drop of 1.9% of the nation's 819 largest newspapers over the last six months.

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