Big changes are afoot at The Boston Globe, The Washington Post and other relics of the bygone print media era in their aggressive effort to retain the handful of actual newspaper readers they still may have. This is one of those moments when the Onion imitates life almost seamlessly, unfortunately for the featured papers. –KA

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Boston Globe Tailors Print Edition For Three Remaining Subscribers

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