Seattle Post-Intelligencer May Go Online Only

Seattle Post-Intelligencer:

Staffers chosen to participate in an online-only version of the Seattle P-I were notified of their selection Wednesday and Thursday. The selections indicate The Hearst Corp.'s plan for such a Web site is advancing.Two reporters said they received "provisional offers" from P-I New Media head Michelle Nicolosi or Hearst executive Ken Riddick. They said they were told they will be given formal offers if the Web site gets the go-ahead from Hearst's senior management.

The reporters wouldn't give details, saying they had been asked during their interviews not to comment. Nicolosi also declined to comment. Riddick, who has been at the P-I over the past two days, didn't return a call seeking comment.

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Comments

[larry278]

The P-I after Detroit paper went on-line every other day means that many more formerly print on paper dailys will go on-line only by 12/31/09.

[RobinSeattle]

Just an idle question, but has anyone done any calculations as to how all these newspapers shutting down will affect the logging industry? Logging is still a good size industry up where I live.