Marriott chain cuts back on newspapers

Another blow to the US newspaper industry is reported in the FT this morning.

Guests at Marriott International’s US hotels will no longer stumble over the familiar copy of USA Today as they leave their rooms, after falling demand prompted the group to announce changes to its free newspaper delivery system.

The report says that it could mean a cut of 18m newspapers a year and the chain puts it down to people checking the news on laptops and smartphones