The New York Sun is forgotten

By: Kathryn Lisk

The New York Sun, a newspaper in circulation from 1833 to 1950 and again from 2002 until the end of September, didn't get the goodbye it should have.

A blog posted by The New York Times said that while the paper is gone, the remnants of the paper still remain within New York City. Empty newspaper boxes and the  yellow and white paper weights used by newspaper vendors are everywhere, but no one seems to care or even notice.

This story makes me sad for those who work for or even read The New York Sun because it was a paper that helped create news history. After so many years of producing a daily paper, saying goodbye surely isn't easy. 

The New York Sun stopped printing its news because of the same struggles other papers are having. A rough economy mixed with people who prefer news on the internet or don't get any news at all creates an economic disaster for the newspaper business.

The New York sun does still provide news on the Web, but is finished for good in print. 

As more and more papers are forced to close,  journalists need to learn how to report on the Web. Links, videos and audio attachments in addition to pictures and text are necessary to appeal to viewers.