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September 23 2009Posted by: Mark Fidelman

Google Can’t Save Your Local Newspaper – But This Business Model Can

Newspapers are Dead.  Ok, not quite dead but on life support.  According to Silicon Alley Insider so far this year: 105 newspapers have been shuttered. 10,000 newspaper jobs have been lost. Print ad sales fell 30% in Q1 '09. 23 of the top 25 newspapers reported circulation declines between 7% and 20%   Therefore when I read Can Google Save Your Local Newspaper by Robert Cringely at CIO Magazine, I was surprised by his ...