Long-running LGBT newspaper the Pink Paper is to cease publishing in print, it was announced today. One of the best known publications for the lesbian, gay, bi and trans communities, the Pink Paper began publication in 1987 as a weekly free newspaper, and after a brief phase as a paid-for glossy magazine reverted to being a free paper published bi-weekly.
In a statement on their website, they say it’s a simple matter of their main advertising revenue being from sectors hit hard by the recession: “This time last year (the Pink Paper) was a very successful business but since then organisations have slashed their spend on print advertising, meaning the paper has been unable to cover its costs.”
The publication will continue in an online form, and there is an implied hope to return to print if and when the economy recovers.
