WE now realise the current coronavirus implications are real

and not just a horror film flickering before our eyes when News Corp enters a restructuring overhaul, due in some part to the impact of the virus and the inevitable sign of the times, to stay current.

According to Michael Miller (Australasia executive chairman), a lot of the community and regional newspapers will mature/progress to a digital format.

Looks like we will sadly lose our beloved Gold Coast Sun to modern cyberspace, among many others across the board. Such a shame as I enjoy the feel of paper between my fingers and the other dual use is that the used, read newspaper is handy to wrap the odd “Corona” beer bottle before binning!

Again, these new changes will

have a devastating/financial impact as hundreds of people are likely to lose their current jobs, go parttime or are offered redundancies

I realise how passionate some of the staff and journalists working for News Corp are and unfortunately with some of these job cuts, we will lose some brilliant minds behind all the stories/reporting that we have been used to.

Our media is an essential service to keep us entertained and informed but the good news is that a lot of the newspapers will remain hard copy (paper).

For those whom do not have a computer, a lot of our favourite news titles/reads are easily accessed on smartphones for small subscription fees, as well as libraryowned computers when these community hubs reopen.

PAM DELAHUNTY-HUNTER, BIGGERA WATERS