FT looks to end print editions in some countries

The Financial Times is considering scrapping its print newspaper in some countries around the globe as its traditional readership continues to decline, reports James Warrington of The Telegraph.

Warrington reports, “The City broadsheet said it was considering whether to maintain its print edition in various locations amid a ‘volatile and fragile’ market.

“The company, which shuttered its own UK printworks last year, said a comprehensive review had been carried out in 2022, taking into account factors such as reduction in circulation and the impact on subscribers and advertising.

“Bosses said the paper had a new five-year strategic plan in place, but print site contracts will be renewed on an annual basis.

“The review comes amid a continued decline in print circulation as increasing numbers of readers move online.”

Read more here.

Chris Roush

Chris Roush was the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He was previously Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor in business journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a former business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting textbook "Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication" and "Thinking Things Over," a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.