But that doesn't necessarily mean print newspapers, according to California columnist Don Miller. Still, he says -- and I can't emphasize this enough -- " Newspapers remain profitable -- especially if not dragged down by corporate debt. Readership, while aging, remains committed -- as long as the paper does what is should do: covering the news, acting as a watchdog on government and other publicly funded agencies, entertaining, explaining, making sense of the seemingly senseless, bringing clarity to the cacophony of the daily babble."
Yes, that's right. PRINTED newspapers remain profitable and circulation is holding for those newspapers actually doing their job. For those cutting and hacking staff, cutting and hacking features people like, and cutting and hacking price (OK, I'm joking there; nobody is cutting price, some like the Journal Sentinel actually are increasing them apparently in a bid to drive away all of us who still subscribe).
Anyway, the key is doing what newspapers traditionally have done. Just cover the news.
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