February 7th, 2007

World’s oldest newspaper goes digital

This may not directly be AEC industry news, but it’s an important trend that all business people should watch. Sweden’s Post-och Inrikes Tidningar newspaper, the world’s oldest paper still in circulation, has dropped its paper edition and now exists only in cyberspace, according to KARL RITTER, Associated Press and the blog MicroPersuasion.

Many in the newspaper and PR industry believe this is the fate facing many of the world’s best-known publications, as more people (like you!) get their news online. Here’s what Time Magazine has to say on the subject.
The paper edition of Post-och Inrikes Tidningar, by the way, had a circulation of just 1,000, although the Web site is expected to attract more readers.

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