Minister predicts death of daily newspapers within five years

THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 2012
Minister predicts death of daily newspapers within five years

Sydney - Communications Minister Stephen Conroy predicted Thursday the changes in Australia's media groups meant there would be no daily newspapers within five years.

 

Conroy said the changes announced by Fairfax Media Ltd and News Ltd this week were "possibly the beginning of the end for the print newspaper."   "I wouldn't be putting money betting that there'll be print newspapers during the week in five years' time," he told Channel 9 television.//DPA