Smaller publications rely on advertisers that can't afford big publications. But they're still making cutbacks to cope with the recession.
(Essdras M Suarez/Globe Staff/File 2009)
The weekly battle
Alternative papers, like big dailies, cut back as ad sales slip
Smaller publications rely on advertisers that can't afford big publications. But they're still making cutbacks to cope with the recession.
(Essdras M Suarez/Globe Staff/File 2009)
With four major newspaper companies seeking bankruptcy protection in recent months, much attention has been focused on the dire straits that daily papers find themselves in. But weeklies are having a difficult time, too. The wilting economy and falling advertising revenue are forcing some of Boston's weekly papers to scale back dramatically. (Full article: 999 words)
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