You catch the front cover of the Chicago Sun-Times on Monday?
That is desperation. They are in serious trouble, as many newspapers are these days.
White. Blank. Empty. Nothing.
Why?
various "snippets" from the web link below:
The Chicago Sun-Times is the oldest continuously published newspaper in the city.
Every day for 174 years, we have been there for you. Now we need you to be there for us.
Imagine our city without our headlines.
Without our journalists to tell your side of the story.
Without our beat writers to cover sports.
Without our watchdog reporters to keep an eye on government.
Without our columnists and editorial board to be a second voice.
Imagine it. Then help us make sure it doesn’t happen.
Until now, we’ve offered our online content for free. But we can no longer afford to operate our business this way.
Every day, even in the most challenging of circumstances, our reporters do the job. Every day, we tell stories that matter to the working men and women of our city, in print, in video, in podcasts, and live online. We do this because we have your back. And together we make a better city.
Read our stories. Support our advertisers.
This newspaper — the hardest-working paper in America — has been part of Chicago for a very long time.
Let’s make sure it stays that way.
Grace & Peace & Love to you all -
Matt