New Forms of Publishing, is it the way to go?

There has been a large amount of talk amongst newspapers and magazines to start making the switch from paper to online. The most common reason to why most newspapers and magazines are making the change is for the editing and printing costs. With the online news there is an immediate source to the headlines. As Adams (2008) explained that ‘newspapers are a dying art form. With rising costs and declining subscriptions, in a few years times, local newspapers will be actively exploring the option of going completely paperless’. Newspapers are now thinking of saving the environment and also saving the cost of printing.


Need to buy a car, bed frame, fridge or even a pet? The Trading Post is the local Australian paper that sells anything and everything and is now being turned to an online only newspaper. The Trading Post would average around ‘469 000 readers a week’ whereas the website would have around ‘1.8 million browsers in one month’. This show that people would rather save their money and look at a product online before looking at the product in real life.

This shows the difference in technologies and the way that people are getting information on products. To find a product that is needed, for example a fridge, is now all being done in people’s living rooms, on their computers. Using online newspapers will help people to find time to look for the products that are needed because people will have more time on their hands.

Image source: Trading Post Online

Jackson, S 2009, ‘Trading Post may axe print edition’, The Australian, 10 August 2009, <http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/business/story>.

Adams, K 2008, ‘Future of Local Newspapers’, Associated Content, viewed 20 October 2009,
<http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/801009/future_of_local_newspapers_making_the.html>.