Feder: Tariffs on newsprint threaten Illinois newspapers
Posted June 15, 2018 1:00 am
The future of more than 450 daily and weekly newspapers throughout Illinois may be in jeopardy because of a tariff that could raise the price of Canadian newsprint by as much as 32 percent, Robert Feder writes. A survey by the Illinois Press Association showed that 68 percent of all publishers would be forced to shrink their newspapers and 60 percent would have to reduce staff and not fill open positions if the tariffs become permanent. Get the full report and more Chicago media news at robertfeder.com.
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