End Of An Era: NSSN Ceasing Publication
by NSSN Staff
All good things come to an end.
And so is the case for America's Motorsports Authority, National Speed Sport News.
After more than 76 years, the publication, which was first published as National Auto Racing News on Aug. 16, 1934, has printed its last issue, dated - March 23, 2011.
While hundreds of other newspapers came and went during the past three-quarters of a century, NSSN continued to ride the support of its readers and advertisers in producing the most thorough weekly racing publication on the market. But economic times have been tight and the newspaper business has suffered at the hands of high production costs and modern technology, which provides information to readers instantly.
"This is one of the saddest days of my life," said National Speed Sport News Publisher Corinne Economaki. "The sluggish economy has made it too difficult to continue publication and no matter how I try to make the numbers work - and believe me I have tried - it is just not feasible to keep the business going.
The online version will keep going. Read more here
http://www.nationalspeedsportnews.com/more/end-of-an-era-nssn-ceasing-publication/
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