Commercail Media

Another interesting aspect of newspapers I have not yet focused on is that of the commercial impact of newspapers. Op ed sections of newspapers have as a whole been cut largely. The space is becoming too expensive to produce now in the age of online news publication. This hurts local businesses, because without the professional reviews and support of the news, their products are not being advertised to the proper critical mass of people. this is especially true for Books, CD's, and other aspects of culture. The exceptions seems to be movies, which usually get plenty of coverage by the news. Retail seems to benefit from this trend to, because newspapers are relying on more and more ad revenue to continue to produce themselves. Culture seems to be homogenizing itself then, to retail and cinema outlets while smaller aspects of culture are left behind.