Paste Magazine Closes Print Operation
The print version of the publication, which covered independent music, film and culture for almost a decade, will cease.
Posted 2nd September 2010, 6:50am in News, by DIY News Desk
It's with great regret that we report on the death of much respected North American music mag Paste.The print version of the publication, which covered independent music, film and culture for almost a decade, will cease, with online version pastemagazine.com remaining active.
A statement on the site reads:
"Today Paste Media Group announces, with deepest sadness, the suspension of the Paste magazine print product.
Struggles with mounting debt were made public last year when our readers responded with generosity to save the magazine. But the prolonged downturn of the ad market has forced a hiatus. All subscribers have access to the digital version of their magazines through the June/July issue on PasteMagazine.com. Paste, while considering strategic alternatives, is focusing on its digital assets, including PasteMagazine.com.
We thank all of those who have shown such tremendous support to a vision of independent media focused on Signs of Life in Music, Film & Culture, including subscribers, advertisers, writers, photographers, illustrators, publicists, record labels, movie studios, book & game publishers and others in the press."
In recent years Paste has struggled to stay afloat, with reader donations keeping the magazine in business just last year as part of the 'Save Paste' campaign.
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