LAT circulation down sharply

The six-month numbers from the Audit Bureau of Circulations show the Times down to 815,723 daily, a 4.2 percent drop, and 1,173,096 Sunday, down 4.7 percent. At the OC Register, daily slipped 5 percent, to 284,613, and Sunday was down 7 percent, to 329,549. The news was generally bleak throughout the country. For all papers reporting, daily circulation for the period ended March 31 fell 2.1 percent and Sunday was down 3.1 percent. The NYT was down 1.2 percent on daily, the WSJ was up 0.6 percent, and USA Today was up 0.2 percent. E&P