The increasing number of people who prefer to read their news online could be playing a role in the contract negotiations between the company that owns the Philadelphia Inquirer, Daily News, and Philly.com and employees unions. "You don't need presses, or you don't need as many presses," said Susan Jacobson, assistant professor of journalism at Temple. "You don't need drivers, or you don't need as many drivers. Probably from a pure business sense it would make sense for them to outsource their delivery needs for example. The reality is, you have people who have worked for the Daily News and the Inquirer for many, many years and to just casually let them go is kind of cruel and heartless."