According to Poynter.org, USA Today is likely to discontinue the printed edition once the Gannett/ GateHouse merger is complete later this year.
Like local newspapers, USA Today has struggled with declining circulation and readership, falling off more than 67% since 2007. Similarly, advertising has been hard to come by for all newspapers as marketers follow national examples and competitors, moving to more effective digital marketing products. As the audience has dwindled so have the advertisers.
