The University of Victoria Martlet, which celebrates seven decades of continuous publication with a fundraising gala Friday, is one of the last independent print newspapers in B.C., according to co-editors Cormac O'Brien and Melissa Faye Reid. "Print newspapers are having a difficult time right now. I think the fact that we are still here is pretty remarkable," O'Brien told On the Island host Gregor Craigie. While the University population is the Martlet's main focus, three-quarters of the print edition is distributed "in the city." O'Brien estimates most of the print edition readers are an older demographic, but Reid said she prefers to flip through actual pages.

Source: CBC News March 23, 2018 00:00 UTC