New England Press Association's News Roundup

July 15, 2010

	5-day mail delivery opposed, would affect N.E. newspapers By Mary Catherine Adams Bulletin Staff The consensus among regional and national newspaper groups and several New England newspapers is that the U.S. Postal Service’s proposal to drop Saturday delivery is unlikely to be approved in the near future. Were it to happen, though, it would be another in a series of recent changes challenging the newspaper industry. In the newspaper business, “we have to be versatile,” Robert Shank, publisher of The Eastern Gazette of Dexter, Maine, said. The Gazette is published Saturdays and delivers 96 percent of its copies by mail. “It would sure affect us,” he said of the proposed change. “We would switch to Friday delivery.” The Gazette is not alone. The Great Northwoods Journal of Lancaster, N.H., another New England weekly publication mailed Saturdays, delivers all of its newspapers by mail. MORE>
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	*Columnists*
	Writing Show defiance in face of death-of-newspaper critics Jim Stasiowski Just Design Choosing the right redesign team Ed Henninger	Ad-libs Little questions can lead to bigger sales John Foust Technology Updating e-equipment key to improving speed, quality, profit Kevin Slimp
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