Joining the ranks of some larger brethren, the
Boston Globe plans to sell ads on some section fronts, the newspaper reports. For sale are the covers of its Business, Sunday Real Estate, Sports,
and Food sections. The first two will be available to buyers Aug. 6, the rest soon after. "The front page of the
Globe is not under consideration," says
Globe President and General
Manager Mary Jacobus, nor is the City & Region section front. The paper is following an industry trend which has seen both
The New York Times and
The Wall Street Journal ready to sell
into some or all front pages. As newspapers face losses in circulation and advertising, the industry is reappraising its policies. It hopes to reap premium rates by offering new, more prominent space.
Jacobus doesn't say if anyone has bought the
Globe's new ad space, but "we're currently in discussions with many advertisers."
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