Note 6 - Reportable Segments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

	Reportable Segments
	Traditional Business			Journal Technologies*			Total
Fiscal 2014
Revenues
Advertising, net	$	11,435,000		$	---		$	11,435,000
Circulation		6,038,000			---			6,038,000
Advertising service fees and other		2,800,000			---			2,800,000
Licensing and maintenance fees		---			12,987,000			12,987,000
Consulting fees		---			4,002,000			4,002,000
Other public service fees		---			6,161,000			6,161,000
Income (loss) from operations		3,119,000			(5,309,000	)		(2,190,000	)
Pretax income (loss)		5,890,000			(5,749,000	)		141,000
Income tax (expense) benefit		(1,860,000	)		2,350,000			490,000
Net income (loss)		4,030,000			(3,399,000	)		631,000
Total assets		191,904,000			51,973,000			243,877,000
Capital expenditures		110,000			325,000			435,000
Amortization of intangible assets		---			4,866,000			4,866,000

Fiscal 2013*
Revenues
Advertising, net	$	14,472,000		$	---		$	14,472,000
Circulation		6,346,000			---			6,346,000
Advertising service fees and other		3,012,000			---			3,012,000
Licensing and maintenance fees		---			9,942,000			9,942,000
Consulting fees		---			3,406,000			3,406,000
Other public service fees		---			498,000			498,000
Income (loss) from operations		7,974,000			(4,185,000	)		3,789,000
Other-than-temporary impairment losses on investments		1,719,000			---			1,719,000
Pretax income (loss)		8,707,000			(4,138,000	)		4,569,000
Income tax (expense) benefit		(3,053,000	)		2,263,000			(790,000	)
Net income (loss)		5,654,000			(1,875,000	)		3,779,000
Total assets		155,452,000			47,611,000			203,063,000
Capital expenditures		96,000			184,000			280,000
Amortization of intangible assets		---			1,865,000			1,865,000

Fiscal 2012**
Revenues
Advertising, net	$	19,221,000		$	---		$	19,221,000
Circulation		6,530,000			---			6,530,000
Advertising service fees and other		3,205,000			---			3,205,000
Licensing and maintenance fees		---			2,205,000			2,205,000
Consulting fees		---			713,000			713,000
Income (loss) from operations		10,877,000			(2,195,000	)		8,682,000
Other-than-temporary impairment losses on investments		2,855,000			---			2,855,000
Pretax income (loss)		10,089,000			(2,188,000	)		7,901,000
Income tax benefit (expense)		(3,340,000	)		980,000			(2,360,000	)
Net income (loss)		6,749,000			(1,208,000	)		5,541,000
Total assets		119,833,000			1,131,000			120,964,000
Capital expenditures		320,000			52,000			372,000

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the profit or loss and total assets for each reportable segment. An entity discloses certain information on each reportable segment if the amounts (a) are included in the measure of segment profit or loss reviewed by the chief operating decision maker or (b) are otherwise regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker, even if not included in that measure of segment profit or loss.

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