Is this the end for two of the nation’s newspapers?

Posted: Thursday, 19 January 2012 - 11:54am

How long can a newspaper lose readers and post losses? We may be about to to find out. The Independent and The Guardian recorded such awful figures in the latest round of ABC data that both must consider whether it is fruitful to continue with a print edition.

The Independent recorded a sales fall of 32 per cent year-on-year.

The Guardian saw a fall of 13 per cent year-on-year.

The Financial Times and the Daily Star also performed badly, but have the merit of being profitable and have higher circulations than the two left-leaning broadsheets. Here are the nationals ranked by circulation drop:....

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Of course, most newspapers

Submitted by Big Bazza on 19th January 2012

Of course, most newspapers are pumping investment into online sites and digital editions and they prattle on about revenue, but are they actually making a profit online? Not yet appears to be the most common case.