Seattle PI Becomes the Largest Newspaper to go Online-Only
Seattle PI Becomes the Largest Newspaper to go Online-Only
Posted 03/20/2009 at 1:56pm
| by Andy Salisbury
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Being a native (and current inhabitant) of the Pacific Northwest, I’m very used to seeing the Seattle PI around. The giant iconic globe above their building and the fluttering pages used as makeshift blankets for the homeless are all too common, but it looks like those days are officially over. The Seattle PI (known as “The PI” to Washingtonians like myself) has printed is last edition, and has become exclusive to the Internet.
The PI’s swap from print to electronic news is something of a landmark though, because this makes it the largest American newspaper to make that leap. Plus, with so many newspapers closing down and others in danger, this move will be closely watched by the entire industry.
“We clearly believe we are in a period of innovation and experimentation, and that’s what this new SeattlePI.com represents,” said Steven R. Swartz, the man in charge of the entire operation. “We think we’ll learn a lot, and we think the Seattle market, being so digitally focused, is a great place to try this.”
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hellfireboy
March 22, 2009 at 1:06pm
If more struggling papers catch on to this it should help save Nancy Pelosi the trouble have having to continue working to save a dying medium when she obviously has more important things to do. Now she can get back to bringing back eight track recording and the pet rock.
ghot
March 20, 2009 at 6:22pm
Igon said it in Ghost Busters, years ago when crawling out from under the secretaries desk.....in response to the secretaries comment: "I like to read, do you ever read?" Igon: "Print is dead."
Take an OS, and edit out all the efficiency, and what you have left is a post-XP Microsoft operating system :)
windbane
March 20, 2009 at 4:01pm
It was bound to happen anyway, print is dying a slow death. I bet very soon most big print media will head to the 'net exclusively sooner or later. Even MaxPC will head that way too, I'm surprised that they haven't already...
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