# How long till newspapers start folding?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [April 2, 2012, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-till-newspapers-start-folding/617597 "2012-04-02T16:59:20Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 16, 2012, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-till-newspapers-start-folding/617597/21 "2012-08-16T19:07:42Z")

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There might be local newspapers, but a This American Life episode revealed that in many cases, the writers haven’t even visited the town [and may not even live in this country](http://www.npr.org/2012/07/06/156311078/fake-bylines-reveal-true-costs-of-local-news). Here’s a link to the [relevant section of the podcast](http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/468/switcheroo?act=2%20).

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