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Note 2 - Revenue - Disaggregation of Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 29, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2019 | Mar. 31, 2019 | Dec. 30, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Jun. 24, 2018 | Mar. 25, 2018 | Dec. 24, 2017 | Sep. 29, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Sep. 24, 2017
Operating revenue | $ 123,665 | $ 127,284 | $ 122,704 | $ 136,201 | $ 139,746 | $ 132,618 | $ 127,805 | $ 143,786 | $ 509,854 | $ 543,955 | $ 566,943
Advertising and Marketing Services [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 265,933 | 303,446 | 331,360
Subscription and Circulation [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 186,691 | 195,108 | 191,922
Digital Services Revenues [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 19,637 | 16,328 | 14,008
Other Revenues [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 37,593 | $ 29,073 | $ 29,653

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- Definition Amount, including tax collected from customer, of revenue from satisfaction of performance obligation by transferring promised good or service to customer. Tax collected from customer is tax assessed by governmental authority that is both imposed on and concurrent with specific revenue-producing transaction, including, but not limited to, sales, use, value-added and excise. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 606 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 5 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=118956577&loc=SL49130545-203045 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 606 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=118956577&loc=SL49130543-203045 + Details
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