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The parent of the papers in Philadelphia declared bankruptcy, as did the Journal Register chain. The [_Rocky Mountain News_](http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1883345,00.html) closed, and the [Seattle _Post-Intelligencer,_](http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1885819,00.html) owned by Hearst, will almost certainly close or only publish online. Hearst has said it will also close the San Francisco _Chronicle_ if it cannot make massive cuts. The most recent rumor is that the company will lay off half the editorial staff. Still, that action may not be enough to make the property profitable. 24/7 Wall St. has created a list of the 10 major daily papers that are most likely to fold or shutter their print operations and only publish online. The properties were chosen on the basis of the financial strength of their parent companies, the amount of direct competition they face in their markets and industry information on how much money they are losing. Based on this analysis, it’s possible that 8 of the nation’s 50 largest daily newspapers could cease publication in the next 18 months. ([Read “The Race for a Better Read.”](http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1877161,00.html)) 1\. [The Philadelphia _Daily News_](http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,936780,00.html). The smaller of the two papers owned by Philadelphia Newspapers LLC, which recently filed for bankruptcy. The company says it will make money this year, but with newspaper advertising still falling sharply, the city cannot support two papers, and the _Daily News_ has a daily circulation of only about 100,000\. The tabloid has a small staff, most of whom could probably stay on at Philly.com, the Web operation for both of the city dailies. 2\. [The Minneapolis _Star Tribune_](http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,968006,00.html) has filed for Chapter 11\. The paper may not make money this year, even without the costs of debt coverage. The company said it made $26 million last year, about half of what it made in 2007\. The odds are that the _Star Tribune_ will lose money this year if its ad revenue drops another 20%. There is no point for creditors to keep the paper open if it cannot generate cash. It could become an all-digital property, as supporting a daily circulation of more than 300,000 is too much of a burden. It could survive if its rival, the St. Paul _Pioneer Press,_ folds. A grim race. 3\. [The Miami _Herald_](http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,842607,00.html), which has a daily circulation of about 220,000\. It is owned by McClatchy, a publicly traded company that could be the next chain to file for Chapter 11\. The _Herald_ has been on the market since December, but no serious bidders have emerged. Newspaper advertising has been especially hard-hit in Florida because of the tremendous loss in real estate advertising. The online version of the paper is already well read in the Miami area, Latin America and the Caribbean. The _Herald_ has strong competition north of it, in Fort Lauderdale. There is a very small chance it could merge with the South Florida _Sun-Sentinel,_ but it is more likely that the _Herald_ will go online-only with two editions, one for English-language readers and one for Spanish. 4\. [The Detroit _News_](http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,908337,00.html) is one of two daily papers in the big U.S. city badly hit by the economic downturn. It is unlikely that it can merge with the larger Detroit _Free Press,_ which is owned by Gannett. It is hard to see what would be in it for Gannett. And with the fortunes of Detroit getting worse each day, cutting back the number of days the paper is delivered would not save enough money to keep the paper open. 5\. [The Boston _Globe_](http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,916606,00.html) is, based on several accounts, losing $1 million a week. One investment bank recently said the paper is worth only $20 million. The paper is the flagship of what the _Globe’s_ parent, the New York _Times_, calls the New England Media Group. The _Times_ has substantial financial problems of its own. Last year, ad revenue for the New England properties was down 18%. That is likely to continue or get worse this year. Supporting larger losses at the _Globe_ will become nearly impossible. Boston.com, the online site that includes the digital aspects of the _Globe,_ will probably be all that remains of the operation. [See 25 people to blame for the financial crisis.](http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1877351%5F1877350,00.html) [See the top 10 financial collapses of 2008.](http://www.time.com/time/specials/2008/top10/article/0,30583,1855948%5F1864602,00.html) 6\. [The San Francisco _Chronicle_](http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1881644,00.html). Parent company Hearst has already set a deadline for shuttering the paper if it cannot make tremendous cost cuts. The _Chronicle_ lost as much as $70 million last year. Even if the company could lower its costs, the Northern California economy is in bad shape. The online version of the paper could be the only version by the middle of 2009\. 7\. [The Chicago _Sun-Times_](http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1636520,00.html) is the smaller of two newspapers in the city. Its parent company, Sun-Times Media Group, trades for 3 cents per share. Davidson Kempner, a large shareholder in the firm, has dumped the CEO and most of the board. The paper has no chance of competing with the Chicago _Tribune._ 8\. [The New York _Daily News_](http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,797865,00.html) is one of several large papers fighting for circulation and advertising in the New York City area. Unlike the New York _Times,_ the New York _Post,_ _Newsday_ and Newark’s _Star-Ledger,_ the _Daily News_ is not owned by a larger organization — real estate billionaire Mort Zuckerman owns the paper. Based on figures from other big dailies, it could easily lose $60 million or $70 million, and has no chance of recovering from that level. 9\. [The Fort Worth _Star-Telegram_](http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,807286,00.html) is another big daily that competes with a larger paper in a neighboring market — in this case, Dallas. The parent of the Dallas _Morning News_, Belo, is probably a stronger company than the _Star-Telegram’s_ parent, McClatchy. The _Morning News_ has a circulation of about 350,000, while the _Star-Telegram_ has just over 200,000\. The _Star-Telegram_ will have to shut down or become an edition of its rival. Putting them together would save tens of millions of dollars a year. 10\. [The Cleveland _Plain Dealer_](http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,806808,00.html) is in one of the economically weakest markets in the country. Its parent, Advance Publications, has already threatened to close its paper in Newark. Employees gave up enough in terms of concessions to keep the paper open. Advance, owned by the Newhouse family, is carrying the burden of its paper plus Condé Nast, its magazine group, which is losing advertising revenue. The _Plain Dealer_ will be shut or go digital by the end of next year. — _Douglas A. McIntyre_ [Read a TIME cover story on how to save newspapers.](http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1877191,00.html) For constant business updates, go to [24/7wallst.com](http://www.247wallst.com/). ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/archive/6905506/the-10-most-endangered-newspapers-in-america/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/archive/6905506/the-10-most-endangered-newspapers-in-america/"},"headline":"The 10 Most Endangered Newspapers in America","datePublished":"2009-03-09T04:00:00.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T10:43:35.171Z","description":"Over the past few weeks, the U.S. newspaper industry has entered a new period of decline. 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