For readers of three newspapers in Alabama and one in Mississippi, next month will mark the end of an era of print journalism. Alabama Media Group (AMG) announced in November that publication of four print editions will halt on Feb. 26 to move fully digital.
“We remain deeply committed to serving our local communities and are producing high-quality journalism and reaching more people than ever before,” said Tom Bates, president of AMG, in the announcement. “At the same time, we’re adjusting to how Alabama readers want their information today, which increasingly is on a mobile device, not in a printed newspaper.”…