2010 may be even worse for newspaper sales

Last year may have been the worst in the history of the newspaper business but this year could be even worse. After advertising plummeted by a historic 27.2% in 2009 to $27.6 billion, sales continued to fall at mid-teen levels in the first part of 2010, according to anecdotal reports from publishers in diversified markets in various regions of the country. In candid conversations, even