Who is really using the dedicated apps for each news site?
Web is just way more practical; for translation, for copy-paste, for sharing.
Besides,you dont need the app on your mobile.
Besides,you dont need the app on your mobile.
Also, for techie people, do you consider RSS as part of the "web" ? To me, an RSS aggregator app is superior to browsing 20 different news websites, all with different formats.
"web is just way more practical" isn't obvious. It depends about what you put in the "web" bag, and the use cases. Most apps use "web" protocols, so they are technically part of the web.