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For the beleaguered newspaper industry, the good news may be that the bad news isn’t getting worse. Newspaper revenue fell just 2 percent last year compared with 2011, according to new data compiled by the Newspaper Association of America, the industry’s main trade group.

Is the newspaper business dead? John Garrett's hyperlocal chain in Texas suggests there's still life in the old medium.

In a deteriorating advertising climate, the company said it would seek to eliminate roughly 50 jobs through attrition and buyouts.

A majority of Americans don't seem to recognize the value of their local newspaper. According to a survey from the Pew Research Center, most people say they wouldn't miss local news if their newspaper no longer existed.

New York Times Co. expects ad revenue to fall a steeper-than-expected 8% in the third quarter, with as much as a 3% decline in digital-ad sales.

It’s taken a while, but newspapers across the U.S. are finally ready to leverage all those retailer relationships, build their own mobile coupon service and possibly revitalize their dying ad businesses.

A group of lenders once again came out on top in the auction for the publisher of Philadelphia's two major daily newspapers, winning with a cash bid of $105 million and besting a rival group led by local philanthropist Raymond Perelman.