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| Company | Daily Circulation | Share (%) | % Cumu. |
| Gannett Co. Inc. | 6,109,223 | 10.5 | 10.5 |
| Knight-Ridder Inc. | 3,669,580 | 6.3 | 16.8 |
| Newhouse Newspapers | 2,910,012 | 5 | 21.8 |
| Times Mirror Co. (2) | 2,514,298 | 4.3 | 26.1 |
| Dow Jones & Co. Inc. | 2,334,696 | 4 | 30.1 |
| The New York Times Co. | 2,309,594 | 4 | 34.1 |
| Thomson Newspapers Inc. | 1,707,449 | 2.9 | 37 |
| Hearst Newspapers | 1,352,594 | 2.3 | 39.3 |
| Cox Enterprises Inc. | 1,325,352 | 2.3 | 41.6 |
| Tribune Co. | 1,297,824 | 2.2 | 43.8 |
| E.W. Scripps Co. | 1,260,610 | 2.2 | 46 |
| Hollinger International | 1,196,180 | 2.1 | 48 |
| McClatchy Newspapers | 973,279 | 1.7 | 49.7 |
| Freedom Newspapers Inc. | 961,436 | 1.7 | 51.4 |
| MediaNews Group | 878,678 | 1.5 | 52.9 |
| The Washington Post Co. | 844,966 | 1.5 | 54.3 |
| Central Newspapers | 843,916 | 1.4 | 55.8 |
| Morris Communications | 779,006 | 1.3 | 57.1 |
| Capital Cities/ABC Inc. | 724,507 | 1.2 | 58.4 |
| Copley Newspapers | 723,129 | 1.2 | 59.6 |
| Industry Total | 58,246,672 | ||
| HHI: | 275 | ||