Graphic by Kate Sedgwick. Feature image by dagpic.

Circulation stats:

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL — 2,024,269 — 0.61%
USA TODAY — 1,900,116 — (-17.15%)
THE NEW YORK TIMES — 927,851 — (-7.28%)
LOS ANGELES TIMES — 657,467 — (-11.05%)
THE WASHINGTON POST — 582,844 — (-6.40%)

DAILY NEWS (NEW YORK) — 544,167 — (-13.98%)
NEW YORK POST — 508,042 — (-18.77%)
CHICAGO TRIBUNE — 465,892 — (-9.72%)
HOUSTON CHRONICLE — 384,419 — (-14.24%)
THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER — 361,480 — N/A

NEWSDAY — 357,124 — (-5.40%)
THE DENVER POST — 340,949 — N/A
THE ARIZONA REPUBLIC — 316,874 — (-12.30%)
STAR TRIBUNE, MINNEAPOLIS — 304,543 — (-5.53%)
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES — 275,641 — (-11.98%)

The PLAIN DEALER, CLEVELAND — 271,180 — (-11.24%)
DETROIT FREE PRESS (e) — 269,729 — (-9.56%)
THE BOSTON GLOBE — 264,105 — (-18.48%)
THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS — 263,810 — (-22.16%)
THE SEATTLE TIMES — 263,588 — N/A

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE — 251,782 — (-25.82%)
THE OREGONIAN — 249,163 — (-12.06%)
THE STAR-LEDGER, NEWARK — 246,006 — (-22.22%)
SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE — 242,705 — (-10.05%)
ST. PETERSBURG (FLA.) TIMES — 240,147 — (-10.70%)

Traffic stats*:

Wall Street Journal 22.50%
USA Today 26.83%
NY Times 71.96%
LA Times 22.50%
Washington Post 6.16%
Daily News 111.54%
New York Post 4.94%
Chicago Tribune 28.06%
Houston Chronicle 6.64%
The Philadelphia Inquirer N/A
Newsday 0.0498 -39.76%
The Denver Post 17.37%
The Arizona Repulic N/A
Star Tribune 62.50%
Chicago Sun-Times 22.22%
The Plain Dealer, CLeveland 920.00%
Detroit Free Press -33.33%
The BOston Globe 5 -28.57%
The Dallas Morning News 5.00%
The Seattle Times 18.46%
San Francisco Chronicle 26.00%
The Oregonian 140.00%
The Star-Ledger, Newark N/A
San Diego Union – Tribune 1060.00%
St. Petersburg FL Times 5.00%

*Data based on Alexa.com traffic over the last 3 months.

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