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Advertising spending down 12%

Compared to the first quarter of 2008, advertising spending is down 12 percent, according to Nielsen. That’s a decrease of $3.8 billion, the company reported today. Local newspapers are down 14.3 percent, according to the company’s findings.

By Andrew Chavez

Andrew Chavez is a Web specialist at the Dallas Morning News. Before joining the News, he worked at the Austin American-Statesman and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.