Skit funny; reality not

The Onion, which describes itself as "America's Finest News Source" but which thrives on whimsy, has a hilarious YouTube video about the Boston Globe catering to the last three people still reading its newspaper, including a homeless man who objects to shrinking the width and length of the paper because then it won't cover him adequately while he sleeps on a bench.

Like most jokes about the situation for newspapers today, you may laugh, but there's always the fringe of sadness that newspapers have come to this.

Click on the headline to watch the Onion's fake interview with Boston Globe management. WARNING: Some may find the language objectionable, but no one can deny the point being made is right on target.

Our thanks to newsroom retiree Dave Boerner for finding and forwarding the YouTube video to the BJ Alums blog.