Tribune Co., publishers of The (Baltimore) Sun, Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, Hartford (Conn.) Courant and six other daily newspapers, is moving to a 44-inch web for all of its papers over the next several months, according to News & Technology.
The News & Observer in Raleigh made the switch to the narrow format in August, changing from a 48-inch web.
The Sun is already smaller, and other Tribune papers will follow suit, with some shaving two inches from their web while the flagship Tribune and L.A. Times move from 48 inches to the slimmer profile.
The smaller size saves money on newsprint, one of newspapers’ biggest expenses.
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