SO HOW ARE WE GOING TO GET OUR NEWS FIX NOW?
Yesterday, the owner of the Independent newspaper announced that Independent and The Independent on Sunday newspapers would cease to put out their print editions from the end of next month. Bite-sized edition The i is in talks to be sold to another company. ESI Media said that there would be redundancies in store for some of their editorial staff, but that there would also be opportunity for them to hire 25 people in new roles as they move towards a ‘digital-only future.’ Ding dong – print is dead. RIP.
The Independent isn’t the first publication to make this kind of move (many papers in the US have changed their focus to a more online-centred output) and it certainly won’t be the last. As the news market changes with our reading habits, there are handily more ways than ever to keep up with current affairs…