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According to the Guardian, News Corp Australia has confirmed that more than 100 local and regional newspapers will become digital only or disappear entirely, and there will be a significant number of job losses.

Questions:

  1. What does News Corp say has accelerated this move?
  2. Why is News Corp keeping the three Sydney newspapers in print form?
  3. If you were preparing a listing of costs of the massive discontinuation of print newspapers by News Corp to affected communities in regional and suburban Australia, what would you include?
  4. If you were preparing a listing of benefits and costs for News Corp regarding the massive discontinuations of print newspapers, what would you include?

Source:

Meade, A. (2020). News Corp announces end of more than 100 Australian print newspapers in huge shift to digital, The Guardian, May 27 (Retrievable online at https://www.theguardian.com/media/2020/may/28/news-corp-announces-end-of-nearly-100-australian-print-newspapers-in-huge-shift-to-digital)