Average Daily Circulation at the Top 25 U.S. Daily Newspapers Preliminary Figures as Filed with the Audit Bureau of Circulations -- Subject to Audit Total Paid Circulation State Newspaper Name Frequency As of 9/30/06 As of 9/30/05 % Change DC USA TODAY AVG M (M-F) 2,269,509 2,299,895 -1.32% NY WALL STREET JOURNAL AVG M (M-F) 2,043,235 2,083,653 -1.94% NY N.Y. TIMES AVG M (M-F) 1,086,798 1,126,189 -3.50% CA L.A. TIMES AVG M (M-F) 775,766 843,432 -8.02% NY N.Y. POST AVG M (M-F) 704,011 669,663 5.13% NY N.Y. DAILY NEWS AVG M (M-F) 693,382 686,274 1.04% DC WASHINGTON POST AVG M (M-F) 656,297 678,780 -3.31% IL CHICAGO TRIBUNE AVG M (M-F) 576,132 586,122 -1.70% TX HOUSTON CHRONICLE AVG M (M-F) 508,097 527,558 -3.69% NY NEWSDAY AVG M (M-F) 410,579 431,975 -4.95% AZ ARIZONA REPUBLIC AVG M (M-F) 397,294 407,862 -2.59% MA BOSTON GLOBE AVG M (M-F) 386,415 414,225 -6.71% NJ STAR-LEDGER OF NEWARK AVG M (M-F) 378,100 400,092 -5.50% CA SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE AVG M (M-F) 373,805 395,089 -5.39% MN STAR TRIBUNE OF MINNEAPOLIS AVG M (M-F) 358,887 374,527 -4.18% GA ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION AVG M (M-F) 350,157 362,745 -3.47% OH CLEVELANDPLAIN DEALER AVG M (M-F) 336,939 339,054 -0.62% PA PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER AVG M (M-F) 330,622 357,679 -7.56% MI DETROIT FREE PRESS AVG M (M-F) 328,628 340,903 -3.60% OR PORTLAND OREGONIAN AVG M (M-F) 310,803 333,515 -6.81% CA SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE AVG M (M-F) 304,334 314,279 -3.16% FL ST. PETERSBURG TIMES AVG M (M-F) 288,676 298,332 -3.24% CA ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER AVG M (M-F) 287,204 298,456 -3.77% MO ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH AVG M (M-F) 276,588 274,768 0.66% CA SACRAMENTO BEE AVG M (M-F) 273,609 289,386 -5.45% Italicized - Indicates Audited Figures Average Sunday Circulation for the Top 25 Newspapers Preliminary Figures as Filed with the Audit Bureau of Circulations -- Subject to Audit Total Paid Circulation State Newspaper Name Frequency As of 9/30/06 As of 9/30/05 % Change NY N.Y. TIMES SUN 1,623,697 1,682,644 -3.50% CA L.A. TIMES SUN 1,172,005 1,247,569 -6.06% IL CHICAGO TRIBUNE SUN 937,907 950,582 -1.33% DC WASHINGTON POST SUN 930,619 965,920 -3.65% NY N.Y. DAILY NEWS SUN 780,196 781,376 -0.15% CO DENVER POST/ ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS SUN 694,053 725,178 -4.29% TX HOUSTON CHRONICLE SUN 692,586 708,307 -2.22% PA PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER SUN 682,214 714,609 -4.53% MI DETROIT NEWS - FREE PRESS SUN (4/1/06 to 5/6/06) 662,018 MI DETROIT FREE PRESS SUN (5/7/06 to 9/30/06) 656,953 MN STAR TRIBUNE OF MINNEAPOLIS SUN 596,333 636,977 -6.38% MA BOSTON GLOBE SUN 587,292 652,146 -9.94% NJ STAR-LEDGER OF NEWARK SUN 580,640 600,262 -3.27% GA ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION SUN 523,968 570,128 -8.10% AZ ARIZONA REPUBLIC SUN 503,953 517,699 -2.66% NY NEWSDAY SUN 474,750 496,394 -4.36% OH CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER SUN 446,487 457,050 -2.31% CA HOUSTON CHRONICLE SUN 432,957 461,997 -6.29% NY N.Y. POST SUN 427,264 425,506 0.41% WA SEATTLE TIMES/POST-INTELLIGENCER SUN 423,275 441,338 -4.09% MO ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH SUN 418,262 428,569 -2.40% WI MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL SUN 401,379 405,009 -0.90% CA SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE SUN 390,310 416,682 -6.33% FL ST. PETERSBURG TIMES SUN 386,661 385,794 0.22% MD BALTIMORE SUN SUN 380,701 418,670 -9.07% Italicized - Indicates Audited Figures.