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The fate of newspapers in the U.S.

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It seems the San Diego Union Tribune isn’t the only newspaper in a fight for its life. Ten other major newspapers across the country are reported to be on the outs too. According to an article published by The Center for Media Research, an estimated eight of the fifty largest daily newspapers in the U.S. could cease publication in the next eighteen months. And though this news doesn’t come as a huge surprise, it does serve as an indication of where we’re headed as a country when it comes to where we go for our news.

So, how are people taking this news? PewResearch reveals in one of their recent reports that only 43% of Americans say that losing their community newspaper would greatly hurt the civic life of their community. And, mere 33% of American’s say that they would “miss” reading their local community newspapers.

Consensus is — out with old and in with the new…



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