The journalist Julia Klein picked a fitting publication to discuss the fate of the newspaper. In the online magazine Obit—a publication devoted to death—Klein bids adieu to the trade she still plies. "Before people die, they often rally for a while, giving hopeful signs of robust good health. So, too, for newspapers: In the aftermath of Barack Obama’s presidential victory, thousands of people jammed art-deco newspaper lobbies around the country and demanded print editions to show their grandchildren. Don’t be fooled. Those newspapers will someday be as historic as the headlines." The recent opening of the Newseum, which is devoted to journalism, is well-timed. "The quest for an elusive new business model is on: a formula that will somehow preserve newsgathering—and jobs—even if print itself disappears. But its advent will not save most of us, and the way of life that we cherished will find its final resting place in museums.”
Read it at Obit
