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Printed news declining

Tue., March 20, 2012

Having worked for The Spokesman-Review for 33 years, now retired four years, it disturbs me to witness what is happening to the local paper and newspapers in general all over the country. Dramatic drops in circulation mean less advertisement and less revenue. The end result: newspaper employees losing jobs through layoffs or buyouts, those still working forced to take pay cuts and reductions in benefits.

Newspapers are a generational product. We older folks will keep them alive for a few more years. The young people don’t seem to care about the printed news. I can envision the eventual demise of newspapers. Nobody’s fault, just the way it is. Nothing lasts forever.

Dale Anderson

Spokane

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