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"Last week saw the end of Denver\u2019s Rocky Mountain News after nearly 150 years in the newspaper business.  Looking to avoid a similar fate, The Seattle Post-Intelligencer has been considering launching an online-only version of its daily newspaper, and is apparently getting closer to doing so, as it\u2019s reporting on its own website that some staff members have been offered jobs at the new venture.\nAccording to the newspaper, parent company Hearst informed employees earlier this year that \u201Cif it couldn't find a buyer in 60 days the paper would likely close or continue to exist only online.\u201D  That puts the time-table for moving to an online-only version at \u201Cany day now,\u201D which could mark an interesting experiment in the fate of the traditional newspaper.\n\n\n\n\nHow would an online-only local newspaper work?  Much like an offline/online paper, I\u2019d imagine, with a host of local reporters to cover city hall, events, and the local sports teams.  National news could be brought in from the wire services like AP and Reuters, while columnists would be transformed into bloggers, providing their commentary online as opposed to in print.  \nIn doing so, the paper eliminates a lot of the major costs associated with daily newspaper production \u2013 printing, delivery, and travel for its reporters.  From there, the question is how much demand there is for local news once its moves to an online-only format, but with a local focus, the newspaper should be able to attract premiums for ads.  \nThis will be an experiment worth watching.  If Seattle P-I can survive and thrive as an online-only paper, it could set the stage for many more newspapers that are faced with similar problems to adopt the same format.  Stay tuned."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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