http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/medialog/archive/2008/03/29/The-incredible-shrinking-Metro.aspxLast November, Metro Boston proudly announced that it had surpassed the Herald and become Boston&#39;s second-largest daily newspaper, with an average circulation of almost 187,000. &quot;The increase in circulation validates what we have seen aroundenCommunityServer 2007.1 (Build: 20917.1142)http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/medialog/archive/2008/03/29/The-incredible-shrinking-Metro.aspx#162602Thu, 10 Apr 2008 08:48:44 GMTad053fdd-4c7f-49f6-bf6d-6c53a7e614d5:162602reader IIFor all any of this matters... ex-Metro employees say the paper's been on cruise control since Stuart Layne left. From a reader's perspective, what's the real difference?<img src="http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/aggbug.aspx?PostID=162602" width="1" height="1">http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/medialog/archive/2008/03/29/The-incredible-shrinking-Metro.aspx#162601Sat, 29 Mar 2008 17:49:20 GMTad053fdd-4c7f-49f6-bf6d-6c53a7e614d5:162601readerIt is my understanding that the audit figures have been in house at the Metro for quite some time, in fact the Dec. 07 audit numbers are available but Metro is not releasing them. To claimed they had surpassed the Herald and even ran ads to that effect in the Metro as well as the Globe, while knowing that it wasn't true. A little shady for my taste. I am curious to hear the comments of the acting publisher and to hear the comments of the advertisers that have been quoted false circulation figures for over six months. Maybe this type of thing is no big deal in Europe. Any comments Oskar? <img src="http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/aggbug.aspx?PostID=162601" width="1" height="1">