"I am no expert on the economics of news, but you don't have to be a weatherman to know which way the wind blows. The enterprise of news continues to face two intractable problems: the erosion of its business model, dependent upon print advertising; and the countless attempts by ideologues to undermine its credibility. As more people - especially a younger demographic - encounter the world on their phones, newspapers as objects are disappearing, along with many of the journalists who created them."
"I grew up in New York City and Long Island, where the local variety store, called the Sugar Bowl, sold maybe a dozen newspapers. We read the Daily News and Newsday, a paper I once delivered, a paper that published my first newspaper story. I will not wallow in nostalgia except to remember Sunday morning rituals, after Mass, in which we gathered around the kitchen table, dividing up the rolls and bagels and sections of the Daily News."
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution will end paper delivery after 2025. The Tampa Bay Times has reduced print to twice weekly, with significant sections reduced or deleted. News enterprises face two core problems: erosion of print-advertising revenue and ideological efforts to undermine credibility. Younger demographics increasingly consume news on phones, causing newspapers and many journalists to disappear. Sunday morning newspaper rituals, comics, and local delivery once formed important cultural habits. Eliminating print saves costs for publishers but diminishes the cultural role of printed newspapers. Many older readers prefer maintaining at least one printed weekly edition, Saturday or Sunday.
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