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Don’t Stop the Presses – Until Next Month

By Dan Friedman June 9, 2009

It’s hardly a secret that the once-ubiquitous print newspaper is heading for the recycling bin of history.

But sometimes the news hits closer to home than others. Last month, the newspaper trade magazine Presstime issued a strident proclamation

DON’T STOP THE PRESSES (see photo)

This month, the New York Times reported that Presstime was becoming an online only publication.

Perhaps next month’s cover could be

DON’T STOP THE RECESSION!

Dan Friedman is the former executive editor and whisky correspondent of the Forward, and is the author of a book about Tears for Fears, the ’80s emo rock band.

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