Shadows creep across face of European newspapers

Who will save European newspapers? It is a question that has resonated across the continent’s newsrooms as the circulations of once-mighty titles decline, their advertisers move to online portals, and their owners cut jobs in an effort to stay afloat. Sales of European newspapers have fallen almost a quarter in the past five years – more than in any other region – according to data from the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers.