A North Carolina community newspaper has announced a reduction in its print schedule, due in part to rising costs associated with new tariffs.
The Salisbury Post will print five days a week starting Aug. 11, ending print publication on Mondays and Saturdays. Newspaper officials say the Monday and Saturday print editions are the least profitable.
Post Publisher Greg Anderson says the changes will allow staffers "to focus on producing a quality community print newspaper on the days readers and advertisers have shown matter to them most." He's also signaled a shift in focus to digital products.
The newspaper says it has experienced a nearly 30 percent increase in materials cost, and newsprint prices are expected to keep increasing. Tariffs have also affected the price of aluminum plates used to print the paper.
Last week, The Robesonian newspaper in Lumberton announced it was cutting its Sunday color comics section, citing the rising cost of newsprint.
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