Paper or electronic? Whither the news biz?
The newspapers in Detroit are telling their newspaper addicts to go cold turkey four days a week. The Free Press and the News, starting in March, will be delivered to homes only on Thursday, Friday and Sunday.
The papers will be available seven days a week in an electronic computer-delivered replica of the print paper, similar to the Review-Journal’s eEdition. It was unclear what the price of this version will be.
I wonder how many people will simply kick the habit.
On top of this, I reviewed an e-mail yesterday from my fellows at the American Society of Newspaper Editors, saying the word “paper” will be dropped from the name of the organization, pending membership approval.
Whither the future?
