It is no secret that in the online newspapers in general are fast becoming becoming a losing proposition - they simply cannot compete in the Internet age. And an English-language one abroad, doubly so.
The point of an English daily normally is to serve two main purposes for the benefit of the local English-speaking population:
- to serve the local news in English;
- and to repackage news from back home.
The latter is simply doomed - why would I read US news in a local publication if I can read the original from back home?
And as to the former, Serafina is correct: the "target market" - that wants the local news, and but is insulated from the Spanish-language press - is probably a much smaller market here than in, say, Tokyo. And is amply served by publications like The Bubble or MercoPress.
Not to mention that in both areas, said market - the group of English-speaking nomads here - is probably
way more likely to get its news online than both the local population, as well as that in their place of origin.
So regardless of how badly K management screwed it up, the writing was on the wall either way. The patient was in any event ready for hospice care before being killed by the caregiver.