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The Times-Picayune and the Completely Logical Collapse of the Newspaper Industry

Hamilton Nolan · 05/25/12 08:48AM

This week, the New Orleans Times-Picayune announced that it is cutting its print publication schedule back to three days a week and laying off staff in an effort to remain financially viable. It's a sad step for a storied and respected newspaper. It is also, on an industrywide scale, a completely expected evolution. Let's briefly review the recent past, and the future, of newspapers.