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We Paywall: 6 “What Gannett is finding out is that like independent news. We don’t use the we’re pretty happy with it,” LSJ executive LSJ website, I’m sorry to say.” editor Mickey Hirten said, referring to While things are looking better for months later the paywall. “It’s a transition, we’re mov- Gannett’s publishing bottom line, one OF THE WEEK ing to a digital world. We’re taking a dif- financial analyst said wild cards still remain. Circulation’s down for the LSJ ferent approach than other papers and Indeed, if you look only at Gannett’s pub- since it unveiled a paywall six organizations in the state, and I think lishing revenues (advertising and circula- months ago, though corporate is successfully.” tion), it’s still 3 percent lower than what confident Basically, Gannett says that while it was at this time last year, showing print average print circulation numbers are advertising has not rebounded. Diane Gracia-Wing, an East Lansing declining, revenue from the paywall is “Print is still losing ground,” said resident who subscribed to the Lansing compensating for those losses. (Again, Edward Atorino, a Gannett analyst for State Journal for over 30 years, says her no numbers were available specifically the New York-based financial analysis hometown daily is useless to her. for Lansing.) Together with gains in its firm Benchmark Co. “The wildcard for For Gracia-Wing, the quality of con- broadcasting markets (Gannett owns newspapers is: I don’t think advertising tent has declined so much over the past 22 TV stations, including one in West is going to get much better.” several years, she couldn’t justify a seven- Michigan) and digital services (it owns Atorino said Gannett will likely day home delivery subscription to con- websites like careerbuilder.com and increase the price of content to “offset tent she could get for free elsewhere. apartments.com), it’s also covering the some of the advertising decline.” Earlier She is not alone. In the six months decline in print advertising revenue. this year, the Journal raised home deliv- after unrolling a new paid digital sub- Companywide, Gannett saw a 5.6 ery rates — in some cases $7 a month scription model, otherwise known as a percent increase in circulation revenue more — and Sunday newsstand prices Property: 1325 W. Lenawee St., Lansing paywall, the Journal’s circulation con- from $1.50 to $3. tinued its downward trend. And then there’s not just printing Owner: Michael Vanderlip According to the latest figures from papers, but delivering them to homes. Assessed Value: $16,500 the Audit Bureau of Circulations, the The Journal is the largest market in Owner says: Could not be reached for comment Journal’s weekday circulation dropped Michigan that still offers seven-day 2.6 percent since March 31, from 41,330 home delivery. For example, Gannett’s Architecture critic Amanda Harrell- to 40,248. Even worse, Sunday circula- Detroit Free Press prints seven days a Seyburn says: Architectural character is most often tion declined 12.4 percent, from 65,904 week but offers home delivery only on the result of practical responses to social and environmental to 57,701.