Independent first national paper to cease print edition

Name: Independent first national paper to cease print edition
Uploaded: 2016-02-12T20:25:09.000Z
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Description: The Independent and Independent on Sunday newspapers are to cease print editions in March, leaving only an online edition, the owner has said

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The printing presses at the Independent newspaper will fall silent next month as it becomes the first national paper to go online only.

The Independent was launched 30 years ago, but the latest circulation figures show it is now selling just 50,000 copies a day.

Our media correspondent David Sillito reports on the paper's demise.

12 February 2016