41.   Scripps had warned earlier this year that growth from its papers would slow because of expected increases in newsprint prices.

42.   Scripps, whose newspapers include the Rocky Mountain News in Denver, has benefited from lower newsprint prices and strong advertising.

43.   Skyrocketing newsprint prices and the fight for advertisers have killed big and small efforts.

44.   Soaring newsprint prices were cited by Tillson in internal meetings this week as a primary reason for the planned cutbacks.

45.   Stable, if not lower, newsprint prices would help newspaper publishers, which have been cutting staff and boosting newsstand prices to compensate for rapidly increasing paper costs.

46.   The company cites lower newsprint prices and higher advertising sales.

47.   The company said lower profits for the group were mainly attributable to higher newsprint prices.

48.   The current poor performance of newspaper stocks, Jacobs said, is partly explained by the direct effect of high newsprint prices on profits.

49.   The fluctuation in newsprint prices represents a dramatic change of fortunes for the newspaper and newsprint industries.

50.   The low newsprint prices are expected to continue for at least another quarter, the two said.