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Number of U.S. Daily Newspapers
Year
Morning
Evening
Total M&E
Sunday
1950
322
1,450
1,772
549
1955
316
1,454
1,760
541
1960
312
1,459
1,763
563
1965
320
1,444
1,751
562
1970
334
1,429
1,748
586
1975
339
1,436
1,756
639
1980
387
1,388
1,745
735
1985
482
1,220
1,676
798
1987
511
1,166
1,645
820
1988
529
1,141
1,642
840
1989
530
1,125
1,626
847
1990
559
1,084
1,611
863
1991
571
1,042
1,586
874
1992
596
995
1,570
891
1993
623
954
1,556
884
1994
635
935
1,548
886
1995
656
891
1,533
888
1996
686
846
1,520
890
1997
705
816
1,509
903
1998
721
781
1,489
897
 

1 "All-day" newspapers publish several editions throughout the day. They are listed in both morning and evening columns but only once in the total.  

2 Preliminary data. 

Source: Editor & Publisher 

 
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