The Washington Post abruptly closes its suburban newspaper and fires all its staff

VSthe growth of Wi-Fi access on the Metrorail in Washington, D.C., the Washington Post abruptly ended the publication of Express, a free paper that has been a staple of commuters in the nation's capital for the past 16 years.

The newspaper was published last Thursday and its latest edition sarcastically announced the title "I hope you enjoy your Stinkin phones."

The tabloid, available in the city's free newspaper kiosks and distributed by workers near subway stations, had a print run of about 130,000 copies a day, down from a peak of 190,000 in 2007 .

The newspaper, with colorful cover pages, contained a combination of news, reports and opinion columns.

In a blog post, the press briefing said the disappearance of this publication was due to the growth of Wi-Fi access, allowing consumers to more easily obtain information from their phone rather than print them.

"More and more readers are consuming The post officeDigital content, and The post office will continue to serve digital products, including its mobile site, apps, newsletters and podcasts, via Metro, with digital products, "says the announcement.

Those who read Express will be offered a 60-day free trial of digital access to the Washington Post. The staff of the publication, consisting of 20 journalists, should be laid off.

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