How thoroughly has the Internet come to torment the dying industry that is print newspaper publishing? So thoroughly that even a rare moment in the sun for print last week was overshadowed, at least in part, by the 800-pound online gorilla. Perhaps you saw the reports: Newspapers nationwide couldn't spin their ancient presses fast enough to crank out extra copies and special editions trumpeting the news that Barack Obama had been elected president. Television news aired images of people literally lining up around the Washington Post building to buy a piece of history printed on dead trees.
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