31.   The moves to recoup part of a rise this year in newsprint costs are expected to spread through the British newspaper industry.

32.   The new venture faces hurdles, though, as newsprint costs are soaring, advertising dropping, and people read less.

33.   The publisher has been hit by lower advertising volumes due to a sluggish economy and higher newsprint costs.

34.   The paper, a unit of Telegraph PLC, said rising newsprint costs were the main reason for the decline.

35.   They join newspaper companies such as Gannett Co. whose profits got a boost from a strong economy and a decline in newsprint costs, their biggest single expense.

36.   Tribune is the latest of a series of newspaper companies including Gannett Co. and E.W. Scripps Co. to report improved earnings because of higher advertising and lower newsprint costs.

37.   Waller said rising newsprint costs and the lagging state economy prompted the decision.

38.   Also, the depreciation of the ringgit against the US dollar had resulted in higher newsprint costs.

39.   And some newspaper companies have reported that the high newsprint costs are hurting profits.

40.   As for the increase in newsprint costs, Tan said the company has sufficient newsprint supply as it has made prudent forward purchases.