February 1, 2011

Tulsa World cancels print edition [Wednesday]


I just picked up a link on Twitter from the Journal Record. The Tulsa World has canceled its print edition  for Wednesday. This hasn't happened in the paper's 105-year history. The weather in Oklahoma is horrible right now, but I also think this would not have happened if the TW didn't have a popular online presence. You need a Journal Record subscription to access this article, but you can read the first few lines.

Earlier today I came across the above photo of a newspaper vending contraption while looking for an image to go with my post on suburban decay. These things are offiicially going the way of the VCR.

Photo by greg.turner via Flickr with Creative Commons License.

NOTE: When I first saw that tweet, I thought the Tulsa World had completely canceled its print edition. I mean, it's not like I haven't read 10,000 times that the newspaper industry is breathing its last breath. =...(
One of Oklahoma City's best journalist assured me last night that newspapers are "just as healthy as local TV news." I believe it.

1 comments:

le@thirdontheright said...

stay safe in the horrid weather matey - love to you le xox