enjoy the Daily News while you still can

[Irish George]

I have it on pretty good authority the Daily News wont be around for much longer. A once great tabloid is currently a shell of what it was but still some serious talent in that newsroom. I am told some of the writers will land at an expanded Inky but Philly being a one-paper/website town can only hurt the readers.

Meanwhile the New York Daily News is cutting its price to a buck in a desperation move.

[Susquehanna Birder]

I surprised that the two papers hadn't completely merged a while ago. Yeah, it's tough, but print media everywhere is suffering at the hands of the electronic age.

[Loki]

At least Riccardo's favorite paper is still around...

[Susquehanna Birder]

All the good ones are closing down.

[Riccardo]

Hahaha

[IronEagle]

Good writing is still good writing, whether delivered electronically or in print.

What bugs me about the internet news sources is the lack of good writing.

I guess good writing is not easy and good writers like to be paid for their work.

[Susquehanna Birder]

They're getting pressured by crowd sourcing, the blogosphere, and the need to turn stories around quickly. Even at the expense of accuracy. Fact checking is a foreign concept, and the quality of the writing has diminished, and the print types, rather than trumpeting the advantage of good journalism, are forced to compete with the bottom feeders. I'm not sure what the answer is, but it's definitely been a slow death spiral.