Oh The Times, It Is A'Stranglin'

A nine-paragraph story in today's New York Post no doubt brings a warm glow to the hearts of Hugh and MSM critics everywhere. Funny, Times spokespersons didn't attribute the paper's 6.3 percent Sunday circulation drop on the fact that they've PO'd every Conservative subscriber (or former subscriber).

CIRC FALLS AT L.A. TIMES, TRIBUNE
By HOLLY M. SANDERS

October 29, 2004 -- Tribune Co.'s two largest papers, the Los Angeles Times and Chicago Tribune, disclosed steep circulation declines the same day the company reported lackluster quarterly results. ...

At The Times, daily circulation fell 5.6 percent and 6.3 percent on Sunday for the six-month period ended September.

The paper blamed the decline on the national Do-Not-Call list and a "deliberate decision" to reduce less profitable sales programs, such as discounted bulk papers delivered to homes and sold on newsstands.

Surprise! The LA Times buried the story in its Business Sections' In Brief column. Surprise, surprise! Circulation figures weren't mentioned.