these are remarkable figures that even those of us who knew heritage media was dying couldn't have imagined it happening so quickly. - Duncan Riley

I don't think I've looked in the classified section of a paper for a decade - Richard Crocker

Richard, there's not a lot left to look at - Duncan Riley

In small towns we buy them for the legals ... to see who's suing who. - Charlie Anzman

I predicted this development more than ten years ago -- but Craigslist was the real turning point. Newspapers are dead in the water. - Sean McBride

Duncan, thanks for the update. Is anyone interested in buying my car here on FF? It's advertised in the classifieds and online, but for some reason no one is interested 4.5 litre V8s any more. Thought I'd put it out there ... :-) - Richard Crocker

If all newspapers were free, they would solve their problem of circulation right there...I mean...EVERYONE needs packing material and wrapping paper every now and then. - Sean McGee

You know it's interesting. I think the SF Chronicle, NY Times, WSJ are good papers. But I remember before craiglist, the cities that I lived in had awful newspapers. And they got really bad. I think that plays a part in it. - PC Easy via twhirl

Richard - try putting 4 of the 8 cylinders up for sale. That should do it :) - Charlie Anzman

I quit getting a paper delivered last year, when I found myself reading the news online, and the paper still laying by the front door, unwrapped at dinner time. - Ian May

I do get the WSJ podcast each day. That's an interesting 50 mins or so each morning, and I can usually listen while I work on a not-too-intense project. - Ian May

Heritage? Too polite to say legacy? I'm imagining wooden beams, animatronics and preserved villages. - mattpovey

Matt, heritage media fits well :-) - Duncan Riley

Duncan puts it well. I think you'll be hard pressed to find many of us surprised by this - but the speed at which it's happening has been stunning. - Anthony Citrano

i still get la times delivered even though it's crap. habit. but with mergers and consolidation, it was bound to happen. here in la, all the local papers are owned by one company. so all the articles are same and poorly written/researched. la times is a joke, we get calendar, image, and the guide all entertainment, but they cut news staff. WTF? - Anika Malone

web content ads are next... - Jason Carreira

Why hasn't anyone beaten craigs list yet? I love that site, but I used to love newspapers. - Andrew Warner