Yahoo’s Demise Is a Death Knell for Digital News Orgs
The beleaguered company’s failure is a sign of what’s to come for many ad-based websites.
Yahoo filed its final quarterly report this week. And just like that, the once-mighty tech firm is exiting public trading.
The company has been unraveling—slowly and spectacularly—for more than a decade now. But this particular moment is a good one for reflecting on how Yahoo’s troubles are likely to be replicated in a wave across the web, and soon, among businesses like news organizations that rely heavily on advertising revenue for their survival.
