Most print newspapers in the States have only a five-year life span: study

[marmar]

from the Guardian UK:



Most print newspapers in the United States will be gone in five years according to a new academic study.

The report, Is America at a digital turning point?, is due to be released next month by the University of Southern California's Annenberg centre for the digital future.

But the centre's director, Jeffrey Cole, has released its highlights, which are based on 10 years of studies. He says:

"Circulation of print newspapers continues to plummet, and we believe that the only print newspapers that will survive will be at the extremes of the medium – the largest and the smallest."

He argues that only four major American dailies will continue in print form: the New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal and USA Today. At the other extreme, local weekly newspapers may still survive. .............(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/greenslade/2011/dec/19/us-press-publishing-digital-media?newsfeed=true

[zbdent]

1. Will Rev Moon still be propping up the Washington Times

despite it never having a PROFITABLE year?