The Forward, a paper that started out as a Yiddish-language daily 121 years ago, announced that this spring it will be a digital publication only. The paper, known originally as The Jewish Daily Forward, reaches 2 million online readers a month. The print version has only 16,000 subscribers, and the Yiddish version now has fewer than 1000 subscribers.
My opinion is that the 2 million people reached online really don’t read the paper. They probably look at a few headlines on their phones.
When the Morning Call asked me if I wanted a digital subscription, I said absolutely not. When I read a newspaper, I want to read a NEWSPAPER. If you think you are informed watching MSNBC and reading some headlines on your phone, I challenge you to a current events quiz. The loser buys the winner a six-pack of Coronas.
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