There are about 1,400 daily newspapers in the United
States. Newspapers are evenly divided between morning
and afternoon delivery, but the number of afternoon papers
is declining. Papers that come out in the morning are growing
in circulation, and papers that come out in the afternoon
are shrinking. The number of weekly newspapers also is
declining.
Advertising makes up more than two-thirds of the printed
space in daily newspapers. Most newspapers have launched
online editions to try to expand their reach, but overall
newspaper industry income is shrinking, and many major
newspaper organizations have had to cut staff and sell off
some of their newspapers to try to stay profitable.