Why US papers are in decline (part 94)

A grim picture of the state of the US newspaper industry is drawn in a book entitled -30- The collapse of the great American newspaper, edited by Charles Madigan. It points to problems caused by internet competition, lack of investment in research and development, cost-cutting, tax laws and big money deals that pushed journalism families to sell, boring stories, failure to appeal to young readers. But it does offer some potential solutions too. (Via Editors' weblog)