Whenever the survival of newspapers comes up for discussion — very frequently these days — within minutes someone is likely to suggest that they simply cut out their daily hard copy editions, and go to online-formats.
Taking the San Francisco Chronicle to an online-only operation has been the most popular proposal in recent days since the Hearst Corporation threatened to sell and close the paper this week.
Turns out that transformation will not be easy to make.
Take a look at this article about the pending closure of Seattle Post Intelligencer, and the realities of sustaining its popular website in anything like its current form.
