USA TODAY Network standardizes its comics pages

Posted Monday, September 25, 2023 10:25 am

Ray Schultz | MediaPost

Gannett newspapers will be standardizing their comics pages, although the exact extent is unclear.

Multiple newspapers have announced changes in their comics lineup. The Newport Daily and South Bend Tribune, to name two, both said the updated packages were based on reader surveys.

However, the Daily Cartoonist issued a correction, walking back reporting that all USA TODAY Network publications will carry the same comics.

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