Just wondering. Seems like it is just the liberal rags that are in trouble.
Actually, it's conservative papers going first. E.g., look at Cincy, Denver, etc.
Also, many small conservative papers have already gone down, with readers trasferring to large liberal papers.
“Seems like it is just the liberal rags that are in trouble.....”
This is exactly correct. The “newspapers in turmoil” story line always fails to distinguish between dominantly left-slanted media outlets and those with a more balanced editorial policy.
The Wall Street Journal is gaining circulation and is profitable as are other Murdoch owned media properties. Fox News and the other Murdoch properties are bucking the trend because of a rightward editorial policy.
The headline should really read “left-leaning media outlets face a financial crisis because they have systematically alienated 35-40% of their audience”.