Byting the Hand That Feeds You: Publications are awkwardly migrating to the web. Are we letting them go too soon?

摘要

If you're over 40, you've probably noticed that your newspaper has been getting smaller and thinner, that wire-service copy is replacing staff-reported stories, and that arts critics appear to have simultaneously contracted a disfiguring illness, because they're nowhere to be seen. If you're under 40, all of this might have escaped your attention. You probably haven't looked at a newspaper since you and the family dog played fetch with it; now you're getting all your information from the web. In fact, you're the reason newspapers are wasting away. Media companies are slashing spending to shore up profits that have declined with the departure of advertisers. Advertisers are in flight because of decreasing circulation. Meaning you.