Newspapers See Writing On the Wall --Cagle

That may not be the case for long. The American newspaper is sick, and a famous name is about to die on center stage, raising awareness to a problem that may no longer be fixable. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, owned by the Hearst Corp. and an ongoing concern since 1863 (when it was the Seattle Gazette), is now on the clock. If a buyer isn’t found this month, or if movement toward a deal hasn’t transpired, then the paper will stop the presses. It has a staff of 170.