Construction News Journal

Construction News Journal

Construction News Journal

Declining circulation does not equal the death of the print edition, though it may result in a journalistic role-reversal. The possibility that print editions will become the supplement to the online editions (the reversal to the current arrangement, in which online editions are still considered supplements to the print editions) is not unreasonable to consider.

Still, the death of the print news media crumbling is unlikely at any point in the immediate future, nor even in the distant future.

The very fact that the two forms of media have marked differences is the salvation of print journalism. There will always be those who prefer the message of professional detachment and rely upon the training of professional journalists, trusting in the news judgment and journalistic integrity of the print staff; likewise, there will always be those who prefer the interactivity in which the online edition allows them to engage.