The Independent becomes digital-only newspaper

摘要

British newspaper The Independent has announced that it would be discontinuing its printed version in March this year and will only appear in digital form in future. The newspaper's parent company, ESI Media, reported that the last edition was to be printed on 26 March.The last paper edition of Independent on Sunday will appear on 20 March. The Independent is thus the first national daily paper in the UKto only appear in digital form, ESI Media said. The group added that the newspaper has recently been registering heavy growth in its online readership. The newspaper's website is profitable and its sales revenue is expected to double this year. 25 new jobs are also being created for digital content, the group announced, but jobs are to be cut in the newspaper's editorial office. Insiders believe a large proportion of the paper's 150 or so jobs could go.