Even as the technology market slumped in 2000, the internet had begun to supplant traditional media, forcing newspaper circulation and advertising revenues to drop across the market.

The newspaper circulation was about a thousand copies.

Local newspaper circulation remained restricted to a region.

The stories boosted newspaper circulation, but were criticized by the state communication council for invading people's privacy.

Among the criteria for categorization are retail sales, newspaper circulation, and the presence of universities and hospitals and corporate headquarters.