The UW-Milwaukee student newspaper, the Post, announced last week that it will no longer be available in print, shifting in January to an exclusively online news model. It?s not necessarily bad news, since news online is better than no news at all. But the paper?s dueling headlines reflect the ongoing upheaval in the media industry, even at the collegiate level: The headline announcing the news to readers ? THE POST IS DEAD ? does not exactly inspire confidence of a bold, new era of online student journalism. The adjacent headline ? LONG LIVE THE POST ? suggests brighter days may be ahead for the 56-year-old weekly.
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