Not long ago one of the oldest Japanese newspapers in the U.S. shut its offices in California. In Houston, el Dia shut down recently after more than a quarter century. For all their strength and for all the need for them, the press that speaks for the nation’s immigrants and minorities is suffering greatly these days. I wonder if we can calculate the sum of the loss.
Steve
Here’s a video about the closing in Houston.
A last minute handful of cash has kept the Bay State Banner – the major black paper in Boston – alive and here’s some local thought about why that is important.
http://boston.indymedia.org/feature/display/208314/index.php
And here’s an article from Media Life magazine, Sept 1., which notes that some magazines are facing deep circulation drops but:
Well, I thought the most striking thing I saw is how well a couple ethnic magazines did. Ebony and Essence did pretty well in single copy sales.
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