Tech Stream

Death of the Newspaper

25 March 2009

Triple J Hack has also investigated this week the supposed death of the physical newspaper.  Newspapers around the world are declaring bankruptcy and some have switched off their printers altogether. The loss of advertising dollars to the internet seems to be a major cause of the problem.  Reporter Antoinette Chiha looks into whether an Australian newspaper could be next. And does this mark the death of quality journalism?  You can watch this story online and you can track the death of newspapers in the US via the wonderfully titled newspaperdeathwatch.com.

I buy newspapers on the weekend to read over a slow breakfast, and then get all my updates via online news sites and RSS or twitter feeds during the week.  But I would miss physical newspapers if they went away.  Where do you get your news from? Why do we usually associate ‘quality journalism’ with newspapers?  Do you have a favourite online news outlet or news application for your mobile device or computer?