Local papers could become a thing of the
past as the Internet takes over their functions.
Harvard University professor Thomas
Patterson said in a report on the year-long study issued by Harvard's
Shorenstein centre on the Press, Politics and Public Policy that as online
use has increased, the audiences of older media have
declined.
He told AFP newspaper circulation had
fallen by three percent, broadcast news has lost a million viewers.
Meanwhile, the numbers of people using the Internet as a news source have
increased.
Small newspapers could have difficulty
holding on to even their web audience unless they start including
national and international news.
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