Note 2 - Revenue - Disaggregation of Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 24, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 24, 2018
Operating revenue	$ 127,284	$ 132,618	$ 386,189	$ 404,208
Advertising and Marketing Services [Member]
Operating revenue	65,754	73,538	204,651	229,751
Subscription and Circulation [Member]
Operating revenue	46,620	48,165	137,965	142,405
Digital Services Revenues [Member]
Operating revenue	5,087	3,826	14,507	11,302
Other Revenues [Member]
Operating revenue	$ 9,823	$ 7,089	$ 29,066	$ 20,750

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.

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

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