“The Printed Blog” Calls it Quits

Six months ago I told you about The Printed Blog, a free glossy paper that would carry content from popular blogs and fine-tuned to what each neighborhood wanted to read. Unfortunately, publisher Joshua Karp announced on the paper’s web site yesterday that “due to a lack of outside investment capital, The Printed Blog is ceasing publication.”

The paper made it through 16 issues, distributing 80,000 print copies and readers downloaded another 100,000.

The Printed Blog may be gone, but Karp still sounds optimistic for the future. In his statement he says; “I’m disappointed, to be sure, but also looking forward to the future. I believe the next few years will be among the most exciting times in the history of journalism. The industry’s landscape is on the verge of major change, and when redefined, it will look a lot different than it does today. It will also function considerably better.”

Although this project is ending, Karp still has the kind of ideas that tradition media needs to embrace.

More Info:

Read the announcement from Joshua Karp here

Read the exit interview with Crain’s Chicago Business here