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By: 1.Newshole is 50% of the newspaper's

total space

2.Circulation profit of 46% should be maintained

3.Local ad revenue (ROP and inserts) should

represent 52% of total ad dollars

4.Classified ad revenues should represent 35%

of total ad dollars

5.Composing hours per standard page is between 1.5 and 2

6.Pressroom (including platemaking) time

should be 2.3 hours per page

7.Newsroom staffing of 1.1 to 1.2 full-timers

or FTEs per 1,000 daily circulation

8.Newsroom expenses of 76% to 80% go to employee labor

9.Total newspaper staffing should be 5.3

full-timers or FTEs per 1,000 daily circulation

10.Newsroom expenses should be 14% to 15% of

total expenses, or 12% to 13% of total revenues

11.Advertising expenses should be 10% to 12% of total expenses or 8% to 10% total revenues

12.Total production expenses should be 12% to 14% of total expenses or 10% to 12% of total revenues