"U.S. newspapers gone by 2017"

It may not be wise to take Francis Gury too seriously but when it comes to predicting the end of newspapers. This Euro guru is quoted on AFP as saying they're gone by 2017 in the states. Europe (and the French of course) will hang on until 204. Gury is the head of the UN intellectual property agency. "It's an evolution. There's no good or bad about it. There are studies showing that they will disappear by 2040. In the United States, it will end in 2017," he said.