LA Times Taking Their Medicine

You have no idea how happy I am when I see stories like this one about the decline in daily circulation at the LA Times.

"LOS ANGELES, May 2 /PRNewswire/ -- For the six months ended March 31, 2005, the Los Angeles Times reported Monday-Saturday average daily circulation of 907,997, a decline of 6.5 percent compared with the prior year, and Sunday circulation of 1,253,849, a decline of 7.9 percent from the prior year, according to figures filed with the Audit Bureau of Circulations, subject to audit."

I am elated that the readers of the crap that the major newspapers are trying to pass off as real news stories are finally recognizing it for what it is.

NEW YORK -- Circulation fell 1.9 percent at major U.S. newspapers in the six-month period ending in March, an industry group reported Monday, marking one of the worst declines in recent years.

Newspaper circulation has been on a general decline since 1984, and has suffered especially in the last several years as other forms of media compete for the attention of readers, including cable television and the Internet.

The Newspaper Association of America, a Vienna, Va.-based industry group, reported that average daily paid circulation declined 1.9 percent in the most recent reporting period for the 814 newspapers reporting comparable data to the Audit Bureau of Circulations.

I wonder if the writers and editors will change their biased ways?

Probably not...