【答案解析】Newspapers are now an endangered species because their circulation has been falling in America, western Europe, Latin America and other "rich" countries for decades. In the past few years, the Internet has hastened the decline. Jobs in newspapers are already disappearing. The shares of listed newspaper firms are extremely low. The decline of newspapers is mainly due to the development of Internet. More and more young readers are getting their news online. Advertising is following reader to the Internet, since it is a seductive medium that proves to advertisers that their money is well spent. Classified ads are also quickly shifting online.