BU Now » London Sunday Times http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow News, information and research from Boston University Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:14:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 Newspapers in Troubled State http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/2009/06/03/newspapers-in-troubled-state/ http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/2009/06/03/newspapers-in-troubled-state/#comments Wed, 03 Jun 2009 14:44:29 +0000 Dick Taffe http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/?p=734 Newspapers are in a quandry.  Print advertising revenues are dropping but Web ads can’t make up the difference, and the industry is reluctant to ask for a bailout from the government it covers.  In the latest move, the Sunday Times of London reportedly plans to launch a standalone Website and is considering charging readers for it.  College of Communication Dean Tom Fiedler, a Pulitizer-winning former executive editor of the Miami Herald, can discuss the state of the industry.

Contact Tom Fiedler, 617-353-3488, tfiedler@bu.edu

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