The newspaper industry has been in steady decline triggered by a loss in readership and ad revenue which have been migrating to other media, most notably digital.

Why has there been a decline in newspapers?

Print sales for the UK's biggest national newspapers slumped by as much as 39% last month, as the coronavirus lockdown shut high streets and kept the nation at home. The Financial Times and the i newspaper reported the biggest decline in circulation, down 39% and 38%, respectively.

Is newspaper circulation in decline?

The estimated total U.S. daily newspaper circulation (print and digital combined) in 2020 was 24.3 million for weekday and 25.8 million for Sunday, each down 6% from the previous year – though with some caveats, as detailed below and in a new Decoded post.