Media News - Thursday, November 06, 2008
US newspapers rush out new copies to meet demand
Leading US newspapers said Wednesday they had been forced to fire up
their printing presses again to keep pace with demand as consumers
sought out mementos of Barack Obama's historic election. In the capital,
about 400 people formed a queue in front of the office of The Washington
Post to buy the newspaper after copies sold out across the city early in
the morning. The Post, which increased its normal print run by 30
percent, said it had decided to produce an extra 250,000 copies of a
special commemorative edition. The New York Times said it had increased
its normal morning print run by 35 percent but had gone back to press to
produce another 75,000 copies. The Chicago Tribune restarted its presses
in the morning after the initial print run of 690,000 copies sold out in
the early hours. The Tribune's vice president of operations, Becky
Brubaker, said the second run would number up to 120,000 papers. The
Chicago Sun-Times said it had printed extra 'tens of thousands' of
copies but had also been forced back to press. For those who were unable
to buy the historic edition of their favorite paper on the street, the
Internet auction house e-Bay listed hundreds of copies of the day's New
York Times, Chicago Tribune and other papers for sale, many for hundreds
of dollars apiece. Newspapers were not the only news sources in demand
as CNN.com and other online news sites reported record traffic on
Tuesday. CNN.com said it received the largest daily audience in its
history Tuesday with 30 million unique visitors, more than double the
previous record of 13.4 million unique visitors during the Democratic
primaries on Super Tuesday. (AFP)
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