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The Independent will become the first national newspaper in the UK to go online only on Saturday with a bumper 16-page souvenir pull-out to mark the end of its 30 years in print. Journalists at the Independent are putting together the paper’s last ever print edition for publication on Saturday. A bumper 16-page souvenir pullout will mark the end of its 30 years in print before it becomes the first national newspaper in the UK to go online only.
Launched in 1986, it has fallen victim to a digital revolution which has upended the economics of the print newspaper market. Launched in 1986, it has fallen victim to a digital revolution that has upended the economics of the print newspaper market.
An extended print run of more than the typical full-price circulation of just over 40,000 is expected for the final edition on Friday night, which will feature a valedictory article by Andreas Whittam Smith, co-founder and the title’s first editor, alongside a letter written by its last editor, Amol Rajan.An extended print run of more than the typical full-price circulation of just over 40,000 is expected for the final edition on Friday night, which will feature a valedictory article by Andreas Whittam Smith, co-founder and the title’s first editor, alongside a letter written by its last editor, Amol Rajan.
Other contributors who have became famous through their association with the title include Helen Fielding, the author of Bridget Jones’s Diary, author Sebastian Faulks and its first female editor Rosie Boycott. Other contributors who have became famous through their association with the title include Helen Fielding, who wrote Bridget Jones’s Diary, author Sebastian Faulks and its first female editor, Rosie Boycott.
Both Rajan, who is to become editor-at-large of the online-only Independent, and owner Evgeny Lebedev, positioned the move as part of the Independent’s position as an industry pioneer. A brave new entrant in the 1980s, it was the first to switch from broadsheet to a tabloid format in 2003, and later became a “viewspaper” with opinion on the front page. Rajan, who is to become editor-at-large of the online-only Independent, and owner Evgeny Lebedev, described it as the latest move in the Independent’s role as an industry pioneer. A brave new entrant in the 1980s, it was the first to switch from broadsheet to tabloid format in 2003, and later became a “viewspaper” with opinion on the front page.
In a statement Rajan said: “The Independent has always been known for its pioneering work and world-class journalism and this special edition reflects that. The edition pays tribute to the enormous contribution of the team, both current and past, to this legacy, as we look ahead to the evolution of the Independent newsbrand, growing our digital, global presence.” In a statement, Rajan said: “The Independent has always been known for its pioneering work and world-class journalism and this special edition reflects that. The edition pays tribute to the enormous contribution of the team, both current and past, to this legacy, as we look ahead to the evolution of the Independent newsbrand, growing our digital, global presence.”
When he announced the decision to close the Independent and its Sunday print sister in February, owner Lebedev said: “The newspaper industry is changing, and that change is being driven by readers. They’re showing us that the future is digital.” Last conference pic.twitter.com/IV32hICLZP
In a nod to the title’s most famous advertisement – “It is - are you?” – the paper was wrapped in an ad in the last week which asked: “It’s changing. Are you?” Staff – in the office for the last editorial conference – are being encouraged to think of the demise of the print edition and shift towards digital as an evolution, rather than an extinction, according to a source.
When he announced the decision to close the Independent and its Sunday print sister in February, Lebedev said: “The newspaper industry is changing, and that change is being driven by readers. They’re showing us that the future is digital.”
In a nod to the title’s most famous advertisement – “It is – are you?” – the paper was wrapped in an ad in the last week that asked: “It’s changing – are you?”
Related: Independent staff forced to sign gagging clauses to get redundancy payRelated: Independent staff forced to sign gagging clauses to get redundancy pay
The publisher launched a new app a month ago to help boost readers of the website, which lags several national rivals with 58 million monthly readers. The publisher launched an app last month ago to help boost readers of the website, which lags behind several national rivals with 58 million monthly readers.
More than 100 journalists are expected to lose their jobs after just 30 move to the online-only Independent, including long-standing writers such as Robert Fisk and Patrick Cockburn. More than 100 journalists are expected to lose their jobs after just 30 move to the online-only Independent, including long-standing writers such as Robert Fisk and Patrick Cockburn. Lebedev has promised to open new editorial bureaux in Europe, the Middle East and Asia, and expand the US operation.
Lebedev has promised to open new editorial bureaux in Europe, the Middle East and Asia, and expand the US operation. At the same time as announcing the closure of the print title, Lebedev announced the sale of the i, the Independent offshoot, to regional newspaper group Johnston Press for £24m. Up to 40 people are to transfer to the new owners of a cheaper offshoot that had an existing staff of 17, including editor Oliver Duff.
At the same time as announcing the closure of the print title, Lebedev announced the sale of the i, the Independent offshoot, to regional newspaper group Johnston Press for £24m. Up to 40 people are to transfer to the new owners of a cheaper offshoot which had an existing staff of 17, including editor Oliver Duff. By the time of its sale, the i was selling 275,000 copies, far more than its expensive parent title.
By the time of its sale, the i was selling 275,000 copies, vastly more than its expensive parent title. Although the final edition is to be published after Good Friday, a national holiday, many of the estimated 170 staff were expected to come in, either to vie for a slot in the final edition or to mark the moment when the presses roll for the last time.
Although the final edition is to be published after Good Friday, a national holiday, many of the estimated 170 staff are expected to come in, either to vie for a slot in the final edition or to mark the moment when the presses roll for the last time. In the US, so many newspapers have been hit by the increasing dominance of social media groups such as Facebook and the loss of advertising revenue that several major regional titles have closed. So many indeed, that a website chronicling the demise of the industry since 2007 was set up called Newspaper Death Watch.
In the US, so many newspapers have been hit by the increasing dominance of huge technology social media groups such as Facebook and the loss of advertising revenue that several major regional titles have closed. So many indeed that a website chronicling the demise of the industry since 2007 was set up called Newspaper Death Watch.
The State of the News Media report estimated that one in five journalists lost their jobs in the US in the first decade of the millennium.The State of the News Media report estimated that one in five journalists lost their jobs in the US in the first decade of the millennium.