'Sober Mood' at N.Y. Post

Tabloid Wars

Updated Apr. 25, 2017 11:58AM EDT / Published Nov. 09, 2009 1:43AM EST

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Remember three years ago when the New York Post loudly trumpeted that its circulation had overtaken that of its rival, the New York Daily News? The New York Times reports a “sober mood” in the New York Post’s newsroom after the tabloid’s circulation has fallen 30 percent in two-and-a-half years. Circulation is now 508,000—less than the Daily News’ 544,000. The Daily News has also surged ahead this year in online readership. Editor Col Allan, who called it a “joyous occasion” when the Post overtook the Daily News, now downplays the rivalry, saying “whether we are a little in front or a little behind has no impact on our forward business plan.”

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'Sober Mood' at N.Y. Post

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