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Focuses on the impact of the economic conditions on the rate hikes of newspaper industry in the United States as of January 2002. Reactions of newspaper advertisers; Forecast for the net rate increase for the year 2002; Trend of rate hikes for retail run-of-press advertising.

Focuses on the discussion of newspaper advertising rate differential held during the American Association of Advertising Agencies on March 2, 2000 in the United States. Complaints against the discrepancy in rates; Explanation on the rate differential; Alleged negative impact of the rate differential to the growth of national advertising in newspapers.

Reports developments on newspaper publishing in the United States as of October 2001. Relocation of sports report of the New York Times; Retrenchment of Belo company; Move of Rocky Mountain news and The Denver to lower advertising rates.

Reports that Denver, Colorado, judge John Kane declined to grant a preliminary injunction halting the advertising rate hikes that have resulted from the joint operating agreement between 'The Denver Post' and the 'Rocky Mountain News' newspapers. Justification for Kane's decision; Details regarding the joint operating agreement between the publishers of the local newspapers.

Reports that the `Wall Street Journal' will increase advertising rates in the United States in the year 2000. Rationale behind the rate increase; Rate for four-color full-page advertising; Types of colored advertising the newspaper offers.

Reports on the complaint of `Beacon' weekly that Breeze Corp. is violating Florida Statute 540.01 prohibiting unfair discrimination and competition in business by illegally setting below costs of production advertising rates. Compared rates Breeze, `Shooper,' and `Beacon,' rate per column inch; Average per column inch rate for weeklies from the Florida Advertising Publishers Association Membership Directory.

Stresses the need for newspapers to update their rate cards and pricing practices to attract advertisers. Report entitled `Rebuilding Advertising Revenues with New Concepts in Rate Cards' by Leonard Kubas, director of Newspaper Research Center in Toronto, Canada; Inclusion of flexibility, adaptability and value in sales approach; Inclusion of frequency rewards into the rate structure; More.

Reports that America Online is cutting its user rates. Price of 20 hours of service for subscribers; Money gained from low-usage customers.

Reports on higher postal rates in the United States for December 1994. Opposition from the Direct Marketing Association; Reasons behind the increases.

Focuses on the National Newspaper Association's (NNA) call for support from its members and other newspaper people for the battle over postal rates. Establishment of the Newspaper Alliance for Fair Postal Rates; Financial profile of the NNA; Comments by NNA Chairman Michael Parta.

Reports on the National Newspaper Association's (NNA) establishment of the Newspaper Alliance for Fair Postal Rates. Purpose of the alliance; Comments by NNA chairman Michael Parta.

Reports on the Newspaper Association of America's support of the proposed 10.3% hike in general postal rate for 1994. Filing of papers of support to the Postal Rate Commission; Association's maintenance of its opposition to methods and concepts used to compute the rate increase.

Reports on rate changes announced by some electronic advertising companies during the Nexpo '94 convention in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ad eXpress as primary electronic carrier for the `Boston Globe'; Charges on advertisers per-transaction basis; Via satellite transmission for newspapers receiving a high volume of advertisements.

Reports on the US Postal Service Board of Governors' recommendation of a 10.3% across the board rate increase for most mail categories. Reaction of the National Newspaper Association towards the increase.

Reports on the Mailers Council's support for a maximum across-the-board increase in postal rates to cover the United States Postal Service's needs. Remarks by Mailers Council managing director Arthur Sackler; Council members who attended the press conference announcing the council's position.