Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Newspapers aren't going anywhere.

After reading the article, I would have to disagree with the statement that newspapers will eventually disappear. I don't think people will ever grow tired of walking to the end of their driveways and picking up the sunday paper for their news. Its almost become a ritual. Get the paper, brew the coffee, then catch up on the local news over a muffin. The local news provides us with local stories, told by local people making it special to the people of that area. Sure, twitter can tell us what is happening this very second in the world, but there is something special about reading news from a paper. Its not as sudden; you have time to let the news soak in. Its not forced down our throats, much like facebook and twitter so often do.

In the big picture, there is just too much business behind current journalism to just let go of the newspaper. Reporters, writers, printers- they are all an important part of our local news chain. These jobs and people won't just disappear.

1 comment:

  1. Excellent points, Luke, esp. that there is a certain ritualistic comfort to reading a tangible newspaper.

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