But even on Sunday, the circulation figures peaked in 1993 and have been sliding since. One theory for the difference in Sunday and weekday circulation trends was more time to read on Sunday, when readers didn t have to go to work. Depends on who you talk to. But the increasing range of options for both entertainment and information is probably the root cause. . . . All-day newspapers are counted twice in these totals.
Most American newspapers are fairly small.
Only 16 per cent have circulations of more than 50,000. . . . Competing Papers American cities with separately owned, competing newspapers are extremely rare. In 1956, there were 94. In 1990, the count was down to 43. By 1998, only 18 cities had completely separate, competing newspapers, according to Editor and Publisher.