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Originally Posted by jyl
High quality newspapers and magazines that have proprietary content, not available through a Reuters feed, are surviving and in some cases thriving. In news, the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Economist, and others are examples. Countless magazines focused on special interests - hobbies, fashion, lifestyle - are also still here, some are doing quite well.
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If they're thriving, it's only by consolidating staff. Now, instead of having 3-4 reporters for every beat, they have one reporter covering 3-4 beats. The NYT online used to be subscription only, then they changd it. Ditto for WSJ, then they made the Opinion section no sub. required. The WaPo has consolidated a lot. They're all hurting badly and that hurts the AP and Reuters too, since AP's and Reuters's subscription fees are based on members' audience and circulation numbers. As those numbers dwindle, so do their fees and thus their ability to send pool reporters all around the world.