Chicago's Newspapers Facing Troubled Futures
Associated Press, December 28, 2008
By F.N. D'Alessio
A little more than a century ago, Chicago boasted 11 daily newspapers. Today, only two major dailies remain, and both are in serious trouble from declining circulation, plummeting ad revenue and a new kind of competition that threatens to make newsprint itself obsolete. Suddenly, "Stop the presses!" carries new meaning.
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