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10/31/2005: "Are Newspapers Going Out of Style?"

There's a lot of ad people wondering if newspapers are on their last legs. As a former newspaper person, having been a reporter, editor and owner of newspapers, I love the memories they gave me. But in truth, I think they have served their time.

Having said that, however, I think that people still turn to them for local news and especially items such as the obits and legal news, police blotter news, neighborhood news, etc.

Unfortunately, that's not enough to support a paper and give it a reason to live on. So if they are to survive, newspapers need to rethink their model and figure out a way to make a place for themselves in this day of news on the fly and in real time.