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Ok guys, I think I may be a bit confused here. Are you talking about the PRINTED paper being outmoded, but the electronic ones are the rising tide?

Yes, but, in addition, the newspaper industry missed their chance to adapt. They no longer have the money or power to do so. The world has moved on, without them. And, while there are newer technologies, they're not in the hands of those who are prepared to seriously handle news. There's no one amongst the new electronic transition who does an adequate job with serious investigative journalism, nor access, nor with decent editorial standards, nor with responsibility, etc.