Will New York Times Still Have a Print Edition Five Years From Now?
Arthur Sulzberger, owner, chairman and publisher of the New York Times, told Haaretz in an interview that he doesn't know if they will still be printing the Times in five years.
Given the constant erosion of the printed press, do you see the New York Times still being printed in five years?
"I really don't know whether we'll be printing the Times in five years, and you know what? I don't care either," he says.
Sulzberger is focusing on how to best manage the transition from print to Internet.
"The Internet is a wonderful place to be, and we're leading there," he points out.
The Times, in fact, has doubled its online readership to 1.5 million a day to go along with its 1.1 million subscribers for the print edition.
Sulzberger says the New York Times is on a journey that will conclude the day the company decides to stop printing the paper. That will mark the end of the transition. It's a long journey, and there will be bumps on the road, says the man at the driving wheel, but he doesn't see a black void ahead.
It is an outstanding quote to read but it is a transition that has been taking place over the past ten years. The final transition from print to digital news is going to take place when digital readers like the cellular book, flexible plastic displays and electronic paper become mass market devices.
