- Optimistic Case – Ad sales drop 10% in 2010, are unchanged in 2011, and then grow at 2% a year in 2012 and each subsequent year.
- Middle Case – Ad sales fall 15% in 2011, slide 5% in 2012, and then decline 2% in 2012 and each subsequent year.
- Pessimistic Case – Ad sales plunge 20% in 2010, drop 15% in 2011, and then decline 5% in 2012 and each subsequent year.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Blogger asks: How long can pubs afford to print?
Widely read blogger Alan Mutter has crunched reams of data to arrive at his sobering conclusion about the future of newspapers. Much of his analysis today rests on the outlook for advertising revenue this year and beyond. He offers three scenarios:
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I would say number 2 or Middle case although it could be Pessimistic. I do not see it growing for sure in the years after.
ReplyDeleteSomewhere between O and M industry wide. But better than O at the paper I work for.....non gannett - thank goodness
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