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Community Newspaper Publishing in the US: Market Research Report

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Community Newspaper Publishing Market Research Report | Consumer Goods & Services | Book Publishing & Broadcasting | Oct 2011

Breaking news: Local markets will support demand, but social networks will limit growth

IBISWorld’s Community Newspaper Publishing market research report provides the latest industry statistics and industry trends, allowing you to identify the products and customers driving revenue growth and profitability. The industry report identifies the leading companies and offers strategic industry analysis of the key factors influencing the market.

Report Snapshot
Market Share of Companies
Gannett Gannett market share
Industry Statistics & Market Size
Revenue
$22bn
Annual Growth 06-11
-7.3%
Annual Growth 11-16
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Profit
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Employment
162,789
Businesses
2,894
Industry Analysis & Industry Trends

Breaking news

Community newspaper publishers are faring slightly better than their metropolitan counterparts, as they aim to focus on regional interests, such as sports or arts. This trend will continue over the next five years; however, the threat of digital media and social networks will continue to hamper industry revenue. Companies that have the resources to adapt rapidly to new technologies will fare best in this competitive landscape.... purchase to read more

Industry Report - Industry Investment Chapter

The Community Newspaper Publishing industry has a medium level of capital intensity. A key measure of an industry's capital intensity is the ratio of depreciation charges to labor costs, as it shows the amount of industry revenue absorbed by capital inputs and labor inputs. Since industry wages currently make up 21.2% of industry revenue, and depreciation charges account for about 4.3% of annual revenue, the industry's depreciation to labor costs ratio is about 0.20:1 in 2011, even with the average for the economy.

Labor costs are significant in this industry because of a heavy reliance on labor at all stages, from content production and layout to sales and distribution... purchase to read more

 


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What is the Community Newspaper Publishing Industry?

This industry includes local, professional newspapers that typically focus on city neighborhoods, individual suburbs or small towns. This industry excludes publications that only appear online as well as metropolitan, state, national and world newspapers.

Industry Products
Morning daily newspapersEvening daily newspapersWeekly newspapersSpecial sectionsAuxiliary printing services
 
Industry Activities
Publishing daily newspaper editionsPublishing weekly newspaper editionsPublishing special sectionsPublishing content to online websitesSelling advertising spaceSelling space for classifieds, personals, legal announcements and other contentPublishing daily newspaper editionsPublishing weekly newspaper editionsPublishing special sectionsPublishing content to online websitesSelling advertising spaceSelling space for classifieds, personals, legal announcements and other content


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