Over the past few weeks, the newspaper industry has entered a new period of decline. The parent of the papers in Philadelphia declared bankruptcy as did the Journal Register chain. The Rocky Mountain News in Denver closed, and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer will almost certainly close or only publish online. Hearst, which owns the Post-Intelligencer, has said it will also close the San Francisco Chronicle if it cannot make massive cuts at the paper. The most recent rumor is that the company will fire half of the editorial staff. That action still may not be enough to make the property profitable. 24/7 Wall St. has created its list of the 10 major daily papers that are most likely to fold or shut their print operations and only publish online. To see which newspapers are on the list, click here.
The 10 major newspapers that will fold or go digital
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