Ah, classical justification of their own existence. The newspapers, that is; as keeping me thinking about why Oh why there`s not a single newspaper that wants to give me a job, even if I`m good at what I do. Writing, that is, I`m a journalist. However, the online edition of some local paper gave me a job right away.
I give it 15 years tops; when my fathers generation is gone, _many_ of todays newspapers will have to declare bankruptcy because everyone uses their computer to read the news.

But the wire services are getting much of their raw material (stories and photos) from newspapers and their Web sites. This is especially true of the Associated Press, which maintains minimal staffing in most states.