(CLO) The Star-Ledger will operate online only and The Jersey Journal will close completely, according to an NJ.com article.
The Star-Ledger's move online and the complete closure of The Jersey Journal not only left people without a print newspaper to read, but also led to the loss of jobs for some journalists, paper carriers and printers.
According to NJ.com, the websites of both newspapers and several other media outlets, the Star-Ledger will operate online-only, while The Jersey Journal will cease publication altogether.
The Star-Ledger will move entirely online.
Star-Ledger President Wes Turner cited an editorial on NJ.com saying the closure was necessitated by "rising costs, falling circulation and reduced printing needs."
The slow and painful death of local newspapers is happening across America. More than a third of newspapers — 3,300 in all — have ceased publication since 2005, according to a new report from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.
They are victims of declining readership and the consolidation of newspapers into the hands of a few large corporations.
As local journalism declines, people have less access to information about issues close to their lives. Instead, they are more exposed to information about national issues, which are often more political and controversial.
Steve Alessi, president of NJ Advance Media, wrote on NJ.com that the end of the print newspaper "represents the next step toward the digital future of journalism in New Jersey" and promised new investment in the site, which receives more than 15 million unique visitors per month.
Phan Anh (according to NJ.com, cbsnews)
Source: https://www.congluan.vn/hai-to-bao-lau-doi-cua-new-york-ngung-xuat-ban-an-pham-in-post333249.html
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