Newspapers fight back: 'print ain't dead'

摘要

As digital platforms change the way Australians keep up with the news, newspapers are jostling with smart phones, tablets and the web for advertising revenues and readership. The figures can make bleak reading but the message at this year's Panpa newspaper conference was that papers aren't giving up without a fight. The chief executives of four of Australia's paper giants - WAN, Fairfax, News and APN - say print remains a core part of the business. Chris Wharton, CEO of WAN, says, "I believe in newspapers. I am a print man down to my bootstraps.