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Old 01-21-2007, 11:20 AM   #10
yesman065
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Originally Posted by Griff View Post
but if the papers don't add good content we do have problems.
Having been in and near the newspaper industry for over a decade, its only a matter of time before they are pretty much gone. They are fudging their circulation numbers and modifying the definition of what "paid circulation" means. They are trying to diversify into other print media, mostly direct mail products, but their machinery and philosophies are outdated. It's almost like they are still trying to sell horse drawn buggies instead of cars. Their readers median age is very high and as those readers, literally, die off their circulations will plummet further. Also, as the "internet generation" takes over they will, simply put, be extinct. Just my
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