Money | newspaper Extra! Extra! Obama Win Sells Out Newspapers Chicago Tribune, Washington Post, others go back to presses By Kevin Spak Posted Nov 5, 2008 10:14 AM CST Copied A woman walks past sold-out USA Today and New York Times newspaper racks, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2008, in Los Angeles, a day after the election of Barack Obama to the presidency. (AP Photo/Nick Ut) Barack Obama’s victory was excellent news for the newspaper business. Papers sold out so fast the Chicago Tribune, Washington Post and Cincinnati Enquirer fired up presses for a second run, with the Post rattling off 150,000 extra copies. Lines formed outside the New York Times building and Tribune Tower; the Atlanta Journal-Constitution went so far as to move single-copy sales outside to keep up. Read These Next "Admiral Piett" of the Star Wars universe died from COVID. Trump voter who supported mass deportations could be deported herself. Shooter opens fire on Texas Border Patrol Rescuer in floods gets a poignant question. Report an error