Excellent article in #politico about government subsidies for US newspapers via the Post Office:

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/04/02/james-madison-subsidize-the-news-00090023

Trade and tariff policy later provided another multibillion dollar subsidy to American newspapers. In 1911, the US removed the duty on Canadian-made newsprint. By 1957, US had imported 110,000,000 tons of it, about 80% of domestic consumption in 1950. Imports rose for decades after. Prevailing duties before 1911 were $3.75-6.00 per ton.

#deadtreemedia #newsprint