All the news that fits (onto a smaller page)
The rapidly shriveling newspaper industry has seen many papers adopt a smaller size to save costs. One Maryville paper has decided to spin the decay of their business model a bit more creatively:
Instead of shrinking staff, the Maryville Daily Times is shrinking the physical size of the newspaper, scaling it down from 24 inches to 22 inches wide.
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The publisher hopes to save about 20 percent on paper costs with the change, and says the smaller size is better for the environment as well.
If shaving two inches off the width of the paper is that good for the environment, think of the benefits we'd see if they reduced it down to zero.