Independent on Sunday editor bemoans people buying coffee over paper
by Damien Gayle from Technology | The Guardian on (#13V7D)
Lisa Markwell says senior staff 'depressed' at paper closures but feel organisation will come good
A culture in which people are more willing to pay for overpriced coffee than a newspaper ensured the downfall of the Independent papers after three decades in print, a senior executive has said.
Lisa Markwell, editor of the Independent on Sunday, paid tribute to the Lebedev family for their investment in the titles since 2010, but said the news industry must search its soul to find a sustainable way of doing business in a changing media environment.
