• Editor & Publisher, Wednesday, March 12, 2008 10:16 AM

Over the last four years, the top newspapers in the U.S. have collectively lost about 1.4 million copies in daily circulation, according to study by Editor & Publisher, although since the reported numbers come out every six months, the overall decline for individual papers may not hit home for many.

Each drop is usually in the low- to mid-single digits, while the industry has lost about 10% of its circulation overall in the last four years. Among the top bleeders: Tribune Co.'s Los Angeles Times, down 20%; San Francisco Chronicle, off 30% and The Boston Globe, which fell about 20%. Meanwhile, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution was off about 17%, The Washington Post 8.8% and The New York Times 7.2%.

USA Today was one of the few gainers, with circ growth of 2% while the New York Post grew 2.3%.

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