Newspapers going the way of the auto industry – succombing to the digital age?

When you hear the words “auto industry” in this day and age, it is hard to think of a properous and youthful market.  One that is expanding and on the leading edge of automotive technology.  However, we all know that the U.S. auto industry is anything but “leading edge” or prosperous.  Unfortunately, they aren’t the only market to start feeling the pinch of not only economic times, but also the technological times as technology and digitized goods become more and more a part of our daily lives.  So what area of the market has been thrust into the spotlight claiming to be in the most dire need of help and a solution?  The newspaper industry.