Ethnic Media Stung by Recession
March 31, 2009
The Asian American vernacular press have served their communities for more than a century, but the economy has hit them hard and one day soon the quaint but vital Asian American ethnic newspapers on the east and west coasts may be nothing more than microfiche memories. H/T L.A. Observed.
—Rachel Roh
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The sinking economy is threatening the ethnic publications that immigrant communities rely upon to stay informed and navigate American life.
Although the ethnic press once seemed immune to the forces hurting mainstream newspapers across the country, a growing number of publications that serve immigrant and minority communities are laying off staff, closing print editions or shutting down altogether.
Unlike mainstream newspapers, which have seen circulation decline over the decades, most ethnic publications have been retaining or expanding their print readership base, thanks to the growth of immigrant populations with strong newspaper reading habits.
- Plan to Close Chinese-Language Paper Deepens Shadow Over the Ethnic Press, 01/22/09, The New York Times,
