U.S. News to cut back frequency

U.S. News and World Report plans to cut its publishing frequency by half for the second time this year, becoming the latest news publication to embrace an online-heavy approach, according to a published report.

The Washington Post, citing unnamed staffers briefed on the decision, said the magazine’s print edition would focus on popular consumer guides such as its annual ranking of colleges, while its website would offer expanded features.

A U.S. News spokeswoman declined to comment.

The magazine, which had average circulation of 1.8 million during the first half of the year, announced in June that it planned to change from weekly to biweekly publication.

Last week the Christian Science Monitor said it would become the first national newspaper to drop its daily print edition. It will print only a weekend edition and focus on publishing online.