World Newspaper Sales on the Rise

An interesting article from the folks across the pond at MediaGuardian.

While newspaper sales in the U.S. continue to decline, internationally they are on the up, with new figures showing daily newspaper sales across the world increased by 2.1% in 2004.

A resurgence of interest in newspapers in Asia, Africa and Latin America is more than making up for lackluster sales in Europe, the US and Australia, according to figures released today by the World Association of Newspapers, which credited new formats, better distribution and the new trend for free newspapers with the rise.

Hmmm. Free newspapers?