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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 is a comprehensive guide to market size and growth prospects. Our industry reports offer strategic industry analysis of the factors influencing companies, including new product developments, economic, lifestyle and demographic influences, distribution and supply chain factors and pricing issues. Full analysis accompanies our data forecasts to illustrate how the market responds to emerging industry trends.

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 Key Buyers Chapter

The Community Newspaper Publishing industry has a low concentration of ownership. The top four players in this industry are expected to account for less than 25.0% of industry revenue in 2011. Over the past five years, industry concentration remained stable overall, having increased in the first couple of years and declined since the recession. Larger companies sold unprofitable ventures during the recession to keep positive profit margins. Individual firms tend to be very small, with the majority having circulation of 15,000 or less... purchase to read more

 


Industry ProductsRelated ReportsTable of Contents

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 content


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