Major Newspaper Circulation Plunges...LA Times: -8%...Philadelphia Inquirer: -7.6%...Boston Globe: -6.7%...

The New York Times Katharine Q. Seelye October 30, 2006 04:50 PM

Circulation at the nation's largest newspapers plunged over the last six months, according to figures released today. The decline, one of the steepest on record, adds to the woes of a mature industry beset by layoffs and the possible sale of some of its flagships.

Overall, average daily circulation for 770 newspapers was 2.8 percent lower in the six-month period ending Sept. 30 than in the comparable period last year, the Audit Bureau of Circulations reported. Circulation for 619 Sunday papers fell by 3.4 percent.

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