Regionals team up with the net in a marriage of convenience

Courtesy guardian.co.uk Technology  Sat, 07/05/2008 - 18:04

Chris Dobson, a senior executive at Microsoft's online business, commutes to his London office from Hertfordshire, where his local paper, the Welwyn & Hatfield Times, has been noticeably thinner of late.

'The property section used to be page after page. Now it's four sides. As a consumer, it really struck me.'

Like other titles, the paper has been deprived of valuable advertising as the downturn in the property market means fewer homes are being sold.

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