الصحافة المطبوعة في البيئة الرقمية : اندثار، انحسار أم إعادة انتشار ؟

Abstract EN

This article seeks to shed light on the reality of the print press and its prospects in the light of the wide spread of social networks and electronic media.

It provides a case presentation, based on scientific and field studies, accompanied by forward-looking readings to answer a basic question: Is it possible to talk about the demise of the print press in light of the wide spread of electronic media? The issue has been approached from two angles.

The first is based on the fact that the digital revolution destroyed the economic models that achieved balance for traditional media, especially the written press, and changed their mechanisms.

As for the second angle, it is based on the fact that written newspapers will demise or at least it faces a dark future which needs scrutiny.

A quick look at the reality of the printed press in the world shows that many newspapers were not affected by the spread of social networks and various websites, but rather, they recorded a significant improvement reflected in the increase in the number of readers and the rise in circulation, and even succeeded in switching to digital media (along with print).