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Editor's Desk: Newspapers become mementos

Published 11/09/08

Tuesday's election was remarkable for so many reasons, the election of our first African-American president, of course, being the most prominent. But in our industry, the magnitude of the news event is often measured by the number of newspapers sold.

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Metropolitan newspapers like the New York Times and the Chicago Tribune reported that on Nov. 5 morning editions were flying off the newsstands. The demand was so great that many papers restarted their presses just to accommodate those people disappointed by not having obtained a souvenir edition. A copy of the Times was even selling for $200 on eBay.

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