NEW YORK (UPI) -- U.S. newspapers continued to show signs of decline in the past six months with circulation falling more than 25 percent at one major city's daily newspaper.

In the second and third quarter -- the six months ending September 30 -- the San Francisco Chronicle's daily circulation fell 25.8 percent, to about 252,000, the Audit Bureau of Circulation reported Monday.

Circulation dropped more than 22 percent for weekday editions of the Dallas Morning News and the Newark, N.J., Star-Ledger, The New York Times reported.

Circulation dropped 10 percent industry-wide.

The drop in circulation began in the 1990s and has accelerated with readers flocking to the Web in recent years.

The Wall Street Journal took over the top spot with circulation rising 0.6 percent, in part because it now charges for reading the newspaper on the Internet, which allows it to count its Web audience.

USA Today slipped to number two with circulation dropping 17.1 percent in part due to few travelers during the recession. A large portion of USA Today's papers are distributed to hotels for travelers.



Copyright 2009 by United Press International

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