Newspaper Q3 Ad Revenue Sinks to Historic Lows

Print and online newspaper advertising revenue plunged 18.11 percent in the third quarter of this year — the worst decline by far in the nearly four decades the Newspaper Association of America (NAA) has been tracking quarterly performance.

According to the NAA statistics — updated without fanfare the day before Thanksgiving — newspaper ad sales for the quarter of 8.94 billion were nearly $2 billion lower than the third quarter of 2007.

The contraction marked the sixth straight quarter in which newspaper ad revenue fell compared to the prior year’s quarter.

AW+

WORK SMARTER - LEARN, GROW AND BE INSPIRED.

Subscribe today!

To Read the Full Story Become an Adweek+ Subscriber

View Subscription Options

Already a member? Sign in