Two more dailies cut back production days

The Daily Mail and the Register-Star, two daily papers in New York, have joined the small but growing number of papers cutting back on their production days, according to Editor & Publisher.
Both papers will no longer produce Sunday or Monday editions, and will work together to create a shared Saturday edition.

“This publishing frequency will help us manage the increasing costs of delivery and printing without having to pass the added expense along to readers and advertisers,” Publisher Roger Coleman said in a prepared statement. “This schedule will also enable us to produce the most compelling and useful local newspaper that fits the community’s lifestyle and support level.”

The remaining editions of the papers will still have all of the features and sections they currently contain.
The statement did not address the issue of possible layoffs.

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