Undismalization: That Story on Page A38 that Makes You Go“Hmm”-- Or, Why We Might be in Deep Doo-Doo if Newspapers Truly Go Down the Tubes »
Posted By haywardwc 7 months ago in NewsAs the newspaper crisis has worsened over the past year, much has been made of the impact of Google News on the business. I haven’t looked into hard data, one way or another, on the factors behind declining newspaper subscriptions. But I’m skeptical about just how much of a role that online newspaper content has really played.
Content from newspapers, largely free of charge, has been available online for some time now, and Google News for not quite as long. But based on my unscientific, personal observations, the gradual trend toward seeing fewer and fewer morning papers on residential stoops seems to go back further. The effect of online content might be just the tip of the iceberg, or the last nail in the coffin, if you will.
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