. >> nick reynolds is the star tribune's state house reporter. >> when i heard the news, how many oflder readerers are going to go out and spend $400 on an ipad to read the paper? >> what it often doesn't take into account is the dependence that people in have access digl alternes rankszeaonalntert axis meaning on days it does not print a paper, the star tribune local and news coverage will be invisible in one fifth of the state. >> what does a local community lose when this type of community journalism disappears? >> what you typically lose is coverage of the major issues in both the region and the state. >> in wyoming a six-hour commute is not uncommon. knitting the state together is a role the star tribune held every day. now some news there will fall through the cracks in the internet. >> that's major garrett reporting. and that is the "cbs overnight news" for this thursday. for some more you the news continues. for others check back later for cbs this morning. follow us on line captioning sponsored by cbs captioning sponsored by cbs ♪ vivors. the fra >> brennan: tonight, a despe

. >> reporter: nick reynolds is the "star-tribune's" state house reporter. >> you know, one of my first heard the news was, you know, how many of our pad to read the e-edition? >> garrett: penelope abernathy researches the decline of newspapers and the rise of digital media at the university of north carolina school of journalism. >> cutting back on the printing and distribution of a newspaper on certain days makes a lot of economic sense for newspapers. what it often doesn't take into account is the dependence that people in outlying areas that do not have access to digital alternatives. >> garrett: wyoming ranks near the bottom nationally in internet access, meaning on days it does not print a paper, the the "star-tribune's" local and excretional news coverage will be invisible in one-fifth of the state. and what does a local community lose when this type of community journalism disappears? >> what you typically lose is coverage of the major issues in both the region and the state. >> garrett: in wyoming, a six-hour commute is not uncommon. knitting the state together is a now someew

. >> reporter: nick reynolds is the "star-tribune's" state house reporter. >> we adapt to things allk about how long print has been around and how steady of a presence it's been, we're talking centuries here. this is like the greatest disruption to one of the most consistent mediums in history. >> reporter: penelope abernathy researches the decline of newspapers and rise of digital media at the university of north carolina school of journalism. >> cutting back on the printing and distribution of a newspaper on certain days makes a lot of economic sense for newspapers. what it often doesn't take into account is the dependence that people in outlying areas that do not have access to digital alternatives. >> reporter: wyoming ranks near the bottom nationally in internet access, meaning on days this it does not print a paper, the will be invisible in one-fifth of the state. >> and what does a local community lose when this type of community journalist disappears? >> you typically lose the person who shows up at the school board meeting. when you have a pull-back in coverage and circulati