Newspaper web revenue growth rate slowing

Cory Bergman September 3rd, 2007

Online ad revenues for newspapers grew 19.3 percent in the second quarter, compared to 22.3 percent in Q1 and 35 percent in Q4. Meanwhile, print revenues slumped 8.6 percent in Q2, according to a report by the Newspaper Association of America. Print classifieds continue to take the hardest hit — real estate dropped 20.7 percent, auto fell 19.3 percent and recruitment slumped 18.5 percent.