MORE DEATH IN THE CITY ROOM - AT 2:13 P.M. ET:  From The New York Times:

On Tuesday, The Seattle Post-Intelligencer newspaper will produce its last printed edition and become an Internet-only news source, the Hearst Corporation said on Monday, making it by far the largest American newspaper to take that leap.

In Seattle, boxes holding the city’s two major dailies. On Tuesday, The Post-Intelligencer will produce its last printed edition and become an Internet-only news source.

But the P-I, as it is called, will resemble a local Huffington Post more than a traditional newspaper, with a news staff of about 20 people rather than the 165 it has had, and a site consisting mostly of commentary, advice and links to other news sites, along with some original reporting.

COMMENT:  The P-I is very liberal.  Whether that affected its fate, I do not know and cannot prove.  But when you develop a reputation for having such a narrow outlook, you drive away readers who doubt your credibility.  I do believe that loss of credibility is an important factor, generally, in the survival problems of many newspapers today.

March 16, 2009