United States <strong>of</strong> AmericaFor the six-months reporting period ended March 31, 2006, Chicago Tribune's Monday-Friday individually paid circulation (home delivery plus single copy) was up 2.1% to 547,257.Home Delivery was a key factor behind this growth and was up 3.3 percent. Total averagepaid circulation Monday-Friday was 579,078, up 0.9 percent from the same period last year.Sunday individually paid grew 0.4% to 915,405, also driven by home delivery growth, up 2%.Total average Sunday paid circulation was 957,212, up 0.4 percent from the same time lastyear. In addition, Saturday individually paid was up 0.9%, driven by single copy growth. Allcirculation information is according to Publisher's Statement figures filed by the newspaperwith the Audit Bureau <strong>of</strong> Circulations (ABC), subject to audit. The newspaper also reportedthat readership <strong>of</strong> the Chicago Tribune among adults in the market is approximately 2.7million readers on Sunday and 1.7 million on weekdays. The Chicago Tribune credits theimproving trends in circulation to editorial innovations, as well as increased investment insales and marketing and product enhancements. The paper's news and feature reportingemphasizes content readers can't get anywhere else - including exclusive Tribuneinvestigations, pr<strong>of</strong>ile stories bringing more people and personality, and an across the boardfocus on utility for the reader. Examples <strong>of</strong> these enhancements are: * Expandedentertainment coverage and features - every day <strong>of</strong> the week - including Thursday's At Playsection, the popular On the Town section on Fridays and the Metromix Planner, a daily guideto events and best bets. * More color pages in the newspaper as a result <strong>of</strong> pressenhancements. * Hard-hitting Tribune investigations such as "Pipeline to Peril," a two partaward-winning series that exposed forced labor and human trafficking in privatized U.S.military support operations in Iraq; and a three-part investigative series into high mercurylevels in fish; as well as "What's Your Problem?," a new, twice-weekly feature that providessolutions to challenges faced by local readers, emphasizes our newsroom's strongcommitment to public service journalism. * Subscriber Advantage, a loyalty program forsubscribers, continues to provide members unique benefits such as exclusive access to contenton chicagotribune.com, special discounts from advertisers and VIP access to local events andperformances. Since its launch in January 2005, Subscriber Advantage has gained amembership base <strong>of</strong> more than 125,000.http://www.finanznachrichten.de/nachrichten-2006-05/artikel-6392872.asp; May 8, 2006United States <strong>of</strong> AmericaNews Corp boss Rupert Murdoch says the group's newspapers in Australia and Britain face "adifficult slog" amid slumping advertising markets. The weak performance <strong>of</strong> News Corp'sprint media assets was the only black mark in the conglomerate's strong third-quarter result,reported after the close <strong>of</strong> US trading and before the Australian market opened. Net pr<strong>of</strong>itmore than doubled to $US820 million ($A1.06 billion) on strong earnings from the cable andtelevision divisions, underpinned by the ratings success <strong>of</strong> American Idol and Fox News, aswell as a turnaround at satellite TV business Sky Italia. Operating pr<strong>of</strong>it for the quarter topped$US1 billion for the first time in the company's history. But it was a different story inAustralia and Britain. "It's just hard work in both those places because there is not the growthin newspaper advertising that we've experienced in the past," Mr Murdoch told analysts."The telecommunications industry has cut back on advertising without being replaced byanything else. But we are holding on well and certainly improving our competitive positions."Shares in News Corp jumped 74¢ to $25.06 on the strong result and the announcement thatthe company had decided to double the size <strong>of</strong> its share buyback to $US6 billion. So far thecompany has bought back $US2.5 billion worth <strong>of</strong> shares. "We've been aggressive buyersbecause <strong>of</strong> the value we see in acquiring the stock at such depressed levels," Mr Murdochsaid. "There's frankly been no better use <strong>of</strong> our cash during this period than investing in new12
shares, particularly because we continue to trade at such a discount to our immediate peersand to the overall market." News Corp said it was comfortable with previous guidance thatfull-year operating pr<strong>of</strong>it would grow 12 per cent from $US3.56 billion last year. But someanalysts believe the guidance is conservative as News Corp flagged better than expectedpr<strong>of</strong>it from the film Ice Age 2, which has already generated $US600 million at the box <strong>of</strong>ficesince the end <strong>of</strong> March. News Corp expects television earnings to benefit from strong ratings<strong>of</strong> shows such as House, Prison Break and the fifth season <strong>of</strong> 24. It is also looking atlaunching a new business channel, although it will make sure it has wide distribution beforespending the money to set it up. "We believe News Corp is entering a period whenfundamental trends and increased stock buybacks are beginning to drive the stock again asopposed to non-operational issues," Goldman Sachs JBWere analysts said in a note to clientsyesterday. Mr Murdoch said he was "optimistic" that an agreement with Liberty Media's JohnMalone, who is sitting on an 18 per cent stake in News, would be reached soon. He alsoplayed down reports <strong>of</strong> his support for Hillary Clinton. Mr Murdoch is hosting a fund-raiserfor Senator Clinton, which has raised eyebrows because the two are at different ends <strong>of</strong> thepolitical spectrum. "It's no big deal," he said. "It's got nothing to do with anything other thanher Senate re-election. She's been an effective and good senator."http://www.theage.com.au/news/business/murdoch-tips-tough-times-for-his-printempire/2006/05/11/1146940675293.html;May 12, 2006Newspaper LaunchesMiddle EastFormer Observer business editor Frank Kane is heading over to Dubai to edit a new Englishlanguagedaily newspaper for the Middle East. Kane is the first big signing by Andrew Neil inhis role as non-executive chairman <strong>of</strong> ITP – a company which publishes Dubai editions <strong>of</strong>UK-based titles including Time Out and Campaign, and a magazine called Arabian Business.The paper is to be called The Arabian Business Standard and will be available in Dubai andAbu Dhabi from the autumn. It could then roll out to other nearby countries such as Qatar,Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. Kane is likely to be starting his new role in the next few weeks. Herevealed last month that he was stepping down as Observer business editor after five years inthe job to write across the newspaper. Kane worked under Neil when he was editor <strong>of</strong> theSunday Times, notably as head <strong>of</strong> the Insight investigations team. The pair also workedtogether on the Sunday Business, where Neil was publisher and Kane was news andinvestigations editor. Kane has also been City editor <strong>of</strong> The Guardian and number two on theSunday Times business desk to Jeff Randall. Neil said: "I'm delighted Frank Kane hasaccepted the post <strong>of</strong> editor <strong>of</strong> Arabian Business Standard. He brings formidable experienceand reputation as a business journalist and business editor and we look to him to create aworld-class daily business newspaper for the UAE and the wider Gulf Region." In March,when Times city editor Patience Wheatcr<strong>of</strong>t was made editor <strong>of</strong> the Sunday Telegraph, Kanetold Press Gazette that few City editors go on to become editors. He said: "There aren't thatmany that have gone in that way. There was Andreas Whittam Smith, who was City editor atthe Daily Telegraph, who then went on to become editor, founder and demi-god <strong>of</strong> TheIndependent. Now we have two. It's a very healthy trend."http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/article/190506/frank_kane_itp_andrew_neil_newspaper_dubai;19 May 2006AfghanistanA third independent daily hit newsstands in the western Herat province. Nazir Ahmad Raha,editor <strong>of</strong> the newly-launched daily Siasat (Politics) hoped their publication would become the13
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