Monday, November 10, 2008
Barack Obama's historical outcome is victory for printed press
Apparently looking for something old to go with something new (Barack Obama) and something blue (a more Democratic Congress), the American people bought newspapers in huge numbers Wednesday (November 5), a day after the historic election of the nation's first black president.
From the nation's largest daily, USA Today, to its more modest broadsheets, newspapers expanded press runs to accommodate increased sales. Some sold special gift editions and framed front pages.
But even the expanded production left many news racks barren and consumers scrambling to snag a memento. Readers lined up from Los Angeles to Miami to buy copies of their daily paper.
The Chicago Tribune sold framed front pages for as much as $99. A single copy of Wednesday's The New York Times sold on e-Bay for a reported $249.99.
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit: http://www.newsindia-times.com
From the nation's largest daily, USA Today, to its more modest broadsheets, newspapers expanded press runs to accommodate increased sales. Some sold special gift editions and framed front pages.
But even the expanded production left many news racks barren and consumers scrambling to snag a memento. Readers lined up from Los Angeles to Miami to buy copies of their daily paper.
The Chicago Tribune sold framed front pages for as much as $99. A single copy of Wednesday's The New York Times sold on e-Bay for a reported $249.99.
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit: http://www.newsindia-times.com
Labels: American people, Barack Obama, daily paper, Democratic Congress, historic election, Los Angeles, nation's first black president, newspapers, Readers lined up, USA Today
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