A movement is stirring to keep the Seattle Post Intelligencer going. According to a P-I employee website, journalists plan to keep an online version of their paper going for at least a couple of months if the paper stops publishing, which could happen mid-March.The goal is to get subscribers and philanthropists to fund the online version.
| As opposed to advertisers and investors ... |
P-I staffers point to successful online papers in Minnesota and San Diego. They think the same type of models could work in Seattle and believe people appreciate the kind of watch-dog and community reporting the P-I offers.
The Hearst Corporation, the P-I's owner, plans to sell the newspaper if no buyer steps forward.