As print journalism struggles, two young YouTubers are selling tens of thousands of their own-brand magazines on newsstands

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• The coronavirus crisis has hit print journalism hard: Advertisers are cutting back their spending and readers are spending more time online.
• Enders Analysis predicts magazine and newspaper publishers in the UK will lose between 20% and 25% of their revenue over the next year.
• Two young YouTubers, aged 8 and 12, are bucking the trend. They have released their own magazines onto newsstands, and they're selling tends of thousands of copies.
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The coronavirus has devastated the print advertising industry and pushed readers online — Enders Analysis forecasted in May that UK magazine and print industry would lose between 20% and 25% of its revenue over the following 12 months (the figure included revenue from live events, content marketing, and other streams).

But while many publications struggle to stay afloat, a few are showing signs of life, notably two magazines from a duo of preternaturally peppy YouTubers, aged just 12 and 8.

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