According to the study, the median household income of Post readers is $46,536, compared with $39,864 for readers of The News.

The crowd - Post workers, including pressmen with hats made from folded newspapers, and Post readers -cheered.

A little story, yes, but leave it to a Post reader to see the larger point.

On Monday and yesterday, Post readers could not find CNN in the television listings.

One explanation given for that is that many Post readers also read another newspaper.

He answers questions in an hourlong, online chat with Post readers on Mondays.

Post readers have largely been commuters who buy the paper at newsstands on weekdays and are not used to receiving it at home on Sundays.

"I saw a tapir," the Post reader said promptly.

One big reason for The Post's weakness as a competitor for ad dollars is that nearly two-thirds of Post readers also read some other paper.

"Purposeful debasement of the language," a Post reader objected.