Print journalism, as we know it, is in trouble. Declining readership and competition from alternative sources, particularly from Internet sources, are forcing many to scale down their operations, merge, or close their doors.
Once the primary sources of information and influence, newspapers have taken a beating over the past decade trying to compete with the Internet. Newspapers, which earn money with advertising, initially created their own websites, which were free to the public, offering extras like news updates and alerts to attract hits, proving to advertisers they still held sway. Some quickly learned they needed to charge for access to protect their subscriptions. Why pay if the content is free? So, they set up ...
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