Further printing plant shutdowns loom in Germany and Austria
2023-07-20. Newspapers reducing their print editions, frequency, page counts, or ceasing publication as a paper product altogether due to falling demand has become quite common. The most recent example is Wiener Zeitung. However, the fact that some newspaper printers in Germany and Austria will now also be shutting down completely in a brief time is a further worsening of the situation due to a steady decline in circulation and the accompanying increasing inefficiency in production.