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Name: John

From: Illinois

Bio: Internet User

Area of Expertise: Entrepreneur/Business Leader

Topic: Economic structures

Headline: Traditional newspapers will disappear

Nutshell: Newspapers will continue to lose readers, because most will get their news on the internet.

Vision:

Newspapers will cease to exist as they do now. Many will go out of business if they are not able to adapt to new technology. Large papers like the NY Times, Chicago Tribune, Washington Post, with their high overhead might disappear. People will receive the news through blogs and smaller sources.

Date Submitted: April 18, 2005

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