Google has announced its plans to stop its Print Ads program which allowed advertisers to place ads in over 800 U.S. newspapers:

In the last few months, we've been taking a long, hard look at all the things we are doing to ensure we are investing our resources in the projects that will have the biggest impact for our users and partners. While we hoped that Print Ads would create a new revenue stream for newspapers and produce more relevant advertising for consumers, the product has not created the impact that we — or our partners — wanted. As a result, we will stop offering Print Ads on February 28. For advertisers who have campaigns already booked, we will place their ads through March 31.

The program began in November 2006 with The New York Times, The Washington Post, Chicago Tribune and other major papers participating.