Nearing the end of an era

Stat I came across this morning:

95 - U.S. Newspapers credentialed for the Turin Games, according to the Sports Business Daily.

68 - U.S. Newspapers credentialed for the Vancouver Games.

My guess is that this number to drop below 45 for Sochi, Russia in 2014. Local Newspaper coverage of non-local events is going the way of the dodo.