Judging by the new circulation numbers for some of the big dailies, there parent companies are in for some more bad news. The New York Times, owned by NYT had a circulation drop of 1.9% to just over 1,120,000 for the six month period ending March 31. The company’s other big paper, The Boston Globe, had a drop of 3.7% to just above 382,000.

The Washington Post, owned by WPO, fell 3.5% to just over 699,000. And, the TRB’s Chicago Tribune had a circulation drop of 2.1% to just under 567,000.

Douglas A. McIntyre