Independent newspaper to cease in print

[hornetrider]

That's a turn up for the books.

[JagLover]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-35561145

[BlackLabel]

A sign of things to come perhaps - I can see a few more publications going online only.

[Oceanic]

Won't be missed. There website is pretty awful too

[BOR]

I cannot see the point in a paper copy of newspaper in this day and age. Apart from the news content trailing behind the online content in terms of how uptodate it is, it is simply easier to read an electronic copy.

[iphonedyou]

BOR said:

I cannot see the point in a paper copy of newspaper in this day and age. Apart from the news content trailing behind the online content in terms of how uptodate it is, it is simply easier to read an electronic copy.

But so, so many people - including me - can.

Hate electronic papers. Not sure they're any easier, either. Turning a page has to be one of the simplest things you can physically do.

[SpudLink]

Back when I used to commute by train, this was my newspaper of choice. I think I started reading it when the first issue was published. Like many others, I no longer get my news from print, so I won't miss it. None the less, it's sad to see it go.

[extraT]

They used to proudly claim to be the ''best compact 'quality' newspaper" tactfully omitting they were 4/4 in the quality newspaper rankings.

[Vaud]

SpudLink said:

Back when I used to commute by train, this was my newspaper of choice. I think I started reading it when the first issue was published. Like many others, I no longer get my news from print, so I won't miss it. None the less, it's sad to see it go.

I used to love the photography - they were renowned for it. In fact, it's what got me into photography as a hobby.

Pretty dire these days though as a paper.

[Dogwatch]

BlackLabel said:

A sign of things to come perhaps - I can see a few more publications going online only.

l


The Telegraph is my bet. Maybe not the next in line but heading that way IMO.

[loafer123]

They would need to have an app that actually works first.

[wiggy001]

BOR said:

I cannot see the point in a paper copy of newspaper in this day and age. Apart from the news content trailing behind the online content in terms of how uptodate it is, it is simply easier to read an electronic copy.

I don't want to run the risk of dropping a tablet/laptop in the bath.

[motco]

SpudLink said:

Back when I used to commute by train, this was my newspaper of choice. I think I started reading it when the first issue was published. Like many others, I no longer get my news from print, so I won't miss it. None the less, it's sad to see it go.

I started reading it in about 1988 when it was very new. It was then a very good newspaper IMHO, and continued to be so for long time. It provided even handed reports on the news as far as possible and eschewed celebs and royalty. I gave up on it when it ceased to be independent...

[motco]

Dogwatch said:

BlackLabel said:

A sign of things to come perhaps - I can see a few more publications going online only.

l


The Telegraph is my bet. Maybe not the next in line but heading that way IMO.

The Guardian has been loss-making for donkey's years...

[London424]

Dogwatch said:

BlackLabel said:

A sign of things to come perhaps - I can see a few more publications going online only.

l


The Telegraph is my bet. Maybe not the next in line but heading that way IMO.

Surely the Guardian is next up...massive losses and big job cuts just announced the other week.

[BlackLabel]

London424 said:

Surely the Guardian is next up...massive losses and big job cuts just announced the other week.

[SpudLink]

motco said:

I started reading it in about 1988 when it was very new. It was then a very good newspaper IMHO, and continued to be so for long time. It provided even handed reports on the news as far as possible and eschewed celebs and royalty. I gave up on it when it ceased to be independent...

Exactly.

[tr7v8]

Every hotel I check in to in the UK has dozens of copies of the Indie lying around & if offered a "free" paper it'll be the Indie. I wonder on those numbers how many of these freebies are included.

[zarjaz1991]

I do hope the new owners of 'i' don't compromise it. It's a fantastic newspaper and worth every penny.
It's been very successful too, no mean feat in an era when print is in such decline.

[funkyrobot]

I'm mainly concerned about the movement of toilet paper to a digital medium.