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Newspapers are dead!

Everyone that is thinking clear, knows the printed press will disappear. Investors take out their money and readers get rid of their over-priced subscription.
Newspapers seem to work in an old fashion way. They employ 200 journalists, working day and night, but in the end producing less than a well organized web news organisation with 20 [...]


And another newspaper dies

Last week Hearst Corporation announced that it has two options for The San Francisco Chronicle: Close or sell. Yes CLOSE or SELL.
The company just wants to get rid of the newspaper. Why? Because they lose money. A lot of money. Last year: 50 million dollar!
Yesterday another newspaper died. The Rocky Mountain News printed it last [...]