Have local papers been too digitally successful

Interesting piece from John Slattery at the Wire who quotes media analyst Enders who says that

Many local publishers are accelerating their decline by ‘doing too much too well’ in terms of digital news provision at the expense of the quality of their newspapers,

They were looking at Johnston Press' results released earlier in the week.The group has prided itself at being at the forfront of convergence yet is teetering on the brink of disaster.