Community Journalism - Figures

Figures

As of 1995, there were the following community papers:
  • 124 Alternative
  • 192 Black
  • 160 Ethnic
  • 43 Gay and Lesbian
  • 132 Hispanic
  • 106 Jewish
  • 134 Military
  • 155 Parenting
  • 128 Religious
  • 132 Senior

In the United States, about 97% of newspapers are classified as "community" newspapers, with circulations below 50,000. Their combined circulation, nearly 109 million, is triple that of the combined circulation of the country's large daily newspapers.

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