Lara O'Reilly
The price of paper has doubled this year and publishers are freaking out that their print magazines and newspapers are in jeopardy
Publishers are getting seriously concerned about the soaring cost of paper
Business Insider UK, 2022
What's inside?
Digital media slammed the paper industry. Now escalating paper prices leave print publishers facing hard choices.
Recommendation
For the last decade, the media has offered abundant predictions that – given the rise and rule of digital communications – print would soon be no more. Despite this doomsaying, print publishing still contributes a significant share of revenues and profits to newspapers and other publishers. Now a scarcity of paper and its high price make the survival of publications a supply chain and cost issue, as Lara O'Reilly reports in the Insider. In the United Kingdom, print publishers are already lobbying the government for support. Any policymaker, print consumer or publisher should take note – if you can find a piece of paper.
Summary
About the Author
Lara O’Reilly is Senior Correspondent covering advertising, media, tech and business at Insider Inc.
Comment on this summary