Newspapers See Writing On the Wall --Cagle

According to American Journalism Review (AJR), the population of newsrooms decreased by 15 percent in 2008. That’s three times the high water mark since AJR has estimated the workforce during the last 30 years.

The Internet is burning the newspaper, and the economy is providing the match. General interest titles like USA Today are doomed to be laid to rest, and quite soon. The New York Times, the yardstick of U.S. journalism, recently enjoyed a much-needed major cash infusion from a new investor. But where is the savior for the Post-Intelligencer?