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The Death of Newspapers - to be replaced by Nichepapers?

Jim Riley

2nd August 2009

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There is a perfect storm brewing in the newspaper industry around the globe. Dramatic falls in advertising revenues coupled with a rapid migration of readership from paid-for newsprint to free-to-read digital is destroying the business model of many regional and national newspapers. Here is a thought-provoking piece which considered what the successful newspaper of the future is likely to be. I like the concept of a nichepaper - where readers are prepared to pay for the value added from specialist and passionate journalists and other writers.

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Jim Riley

Jim co-founded tutor2u alongside his twin brother Geoff! Jim is a well-known Business writer and presenter as well as being one of the UK's leading educational technology entrepreneurs.