Article in Columbia Journalism Review by Sacha Biazzo, 3/11/25
Headline: “Trump’s Tariffs Are Causing Chaos for Newspapers”
Subhead: “The on-again, off-again announcements are causing prices of Canadian newsprint to rise.”
“. . . Canada has long been a major supplier of American newsprint—it now provides an estimated 80 percent of the paper used by US newspapers. A tariff would add a significant burden to publishers already struggling with high costs of production and thin margins, and analysts say the mere looming threat of one has complicated life for printers. “There is no scenario under which this is cost-positive for the media industry,” said Brett House, a professor of professional practice at the Columbia Business School. ‘Almost anything that is done here is going to be increasing prices for newsprint.’ ”