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Life beyond print: Newspaper journalists' digital appetite
America's newspaper journalists are eager to compete in the digital world and want their newsrooms to speed up the transition from print to digital, according to this study of almost 3,800 journalists at 79 newspapers.

Teens Know What They Want from Online News: Do You?
Learn what kind of news Web site would attract and interest teenagers - and many other people, too - in this joint study by the Media Management Center and the Newspaper Association of America Foundation.

Online Ad Networks: Disruption - and Opportunity - for Media Businesses
This report explains the impact of online ad networks and offers practical advice for how publishers can and should more actively manage network relationships.

How To Become 'Easy to Use' Online
Easy to use Web sites distinguish themselves by delivering the amount and complexity of information their users want without overloading them. The key to offering the right amount of information is understanding the target audience.

U.S. Newspaper Employment

Year	Total Newspaper (thousands)	Total U.S. Employment (thousands)
1970	357.8	71,006
1975	361.5	77,069
1980	402.8	90,528
1985	431.8	97,511
1990	455.7	109,487
1991	440.8	108,374
1992	433.5	108,726
1993	432.8	110,844
1994	430.5	114,291
1995	429.7	117,298
1996	423.4	119,708
1997	426.6	122,776
1998	425.4	125,930
1999	424.5	128,933
2000	422.6	131,785
2001	406.7	131,826
2002	388.9	130,341
2003	381.3	129,931
2004	374.8	131,480
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics