The demand for the everyday newspaper has suffered a majorly decline and is drastically affecting the economy. With the many options we have available to us that distribute immediate news updates, it makes it hard to still rely on the daily newspaper for the most current events. People are relying more on news broadcasts and the internet for daily information. Visiting search engines like Google and YouTube you can find almost any news story you want simply by typing in a few keywords about the subject. The majority of city and town newspapers also offer the paper to be viewed on their websites, causing readers to become more Internet-friendly.
In a New York Times article the Audit Bureau of Circulations stated that, “based on reports filed by the individual papers, show that circulation at The Houston Chronicle, The Boston Globe, The Star-Ledger of Newark, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Orange County Register and The Detroit News fell 10 percent or more.” That is a major percent for these larger newspapers to see in a one year span. This decline is affects jobs when newspaper companies are forced to let employees go for a period of time. You can see more about declining paper reports in the link I provided below.
But with less demand on the paper and more demand on Internet sources, some people are complaining that the newspaper quality has been going down also. Peter Appert, a newspaper analysis at Goldman Sachs said, “it just seems impossible to me that you’re cutting costs dramatically without having some impact on the editorial quality of your product.” It’s important to hear news stories from multiple sources so the newspaper will always be a good source to read it.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/28/business/media/28circ.html?ref=business
Monday, April 13, 2009
Newspaper Decline
The demand for the everyday newspaper has suffered a majorly decline and is drastically affecting the economy. With the many options we have available to us that distribute immediate news updates, it makes it hard to still rely on the daily newspaper for the most current events. People are relying more on news broadcasts and the internet for daily information. Visiting search engines like Google and YouTube you can find almost any news story you want simply by typing in a few keywords about the subject. The majority of city and town newspapers also offer the paper to be viewed on their websites, causing readers to become more Internet-friendly.
In a New York Times article the Audit Bureau of Circulations stated that, “based on reports filed by the individual papers, show that circulation at The Houston Chronicle, The Boston Globe, The Star-Ledger of Newark, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Orange County Register and The Detroit News fell 10 percent or more.” That is a major percent for these larger newspapers to see in a one year span. This decline is affects jobs when newspaper companies are forced to let employees go for a period of time. You can see more about declining paper reports in the link I provided below.
But with less demand on the paper and more demand on Internet sources, some people are complaining that the newspaper quality has been going down also. Peter Appert, a newspaper analysis at Goldman Sachs said, “it just seems impossible to me that you’re cutting costs dramatically without having some impact on the editorial quality of your product.” It’s important to hear news stories from multiple sources so the newspaper will always be a good source to read it.
In a New York Times article the Audit Bureau of Circulations stated that, “based on reports filed by the individual papers, show that circulation at The Houston Chronicle, The Boston Globe, The Star-Ledger of Newark, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Orange County Register and The Detroit News fell 10 percent or more.” That is a major percent for these larger newspapers to see in a one year span. This decline is affects jobs when newspaper companies are forced to let employees go for a period of time. You can see more about declining paper reports in the link I provided below.
But with less demand on the paper and more demand on Internet sources, some people are complaining that the newspaper quality has been going down also. Peter Appert, a newspaper analysis at Goldman Sachs said, “it just seems impossible to me that you’re cutting costs dramatically without having some impact on the editorial quality of your product.” It’s important to hear news stories from multiple sources so the newspaper will always be a good source to read it.
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Generation's Genre's - News is news
The newspaper's demise is a sad tale. I wish that the traditional past time of information translation would be part of life for years to come, but that most likely isn't the case. Older generations will keep the paper pushin' for some time; but new, impatient, information hungry citizens of 2009 want the simpler, quickest access to news in life. Older citizens can still find a hard copy paper, newspapers are not instinct, just far more prevelant. Jack Shafer shares in a Slate article "The only group that holds a consistently high opinion of newspapers is newspaper people. They're the ones who do the bragging about how newspapers enrich democracy by uncovering pollution, malfeasance in office, abuses of power, and unsafe consumer goods," this view holds consistent of how I see newspapers; real, informative and reliably safe, as well as intellectual, consistent and honorable. Newspapers are hisotry, they won't ever die.
The save on paper and resources to produce a hard copy is a major reason I appreciate the switch to technology based distribution. The price: FREE, isn't so shabby either. But the nostalgic newspaper reader will want the tangible evidence of what is, has and will be going on in life.
I don't trust technology, I think that if something did go wrong with the distribution of news the people and cyberspace troubles you would have to find then bother to fix the glitch would be exhausting and frustrating. I think that newspapers are more reliable but not practical compared to the internet in this day in age. Access and possibility are key here.
Not all newspapers will die. The New York Times will thrive in hard copy world forever, the respected "upscale" paper has won Pulitzers and is so inluential in news and history. It is believed the best writers write for the NYT and audience and admiration will stick with the best.
Citizenship will not die with newspaper's circulation dwindling. People are still taking part in the spreading and understanding of knowledge through news, they just don't have to wait around for it. Time and energy is saved and now is news. Citizenship is stronger then ever in CMC, computer-media communication, people are online, together, at once. Practicing a new retrival of assets to life and inner peace in news of the day, knowing all. People will be able to relate and share within the websites and resources online are tagented to so many fresh areas of life and options, the future is thick with possibiltiy, but newspapers will be missed.
The save on paper and resources to produce a hard copy is a major reason I appreciate the switch to technology based distribution. The price: FREE, isn't so shabby either. But the nostalgic newspaper reader will want the tangible evidence of what is, has and will be going on in life.
I don't trust technology, I think that if something did go wrong with the distribution of news the people and cyberspace troubles you would have to find then bother to fix the glitch would be exhausting and frustrating. I think that newspapers are more reliable but not practical compared to the internet in this day in age. Access and possibility are key here.
Not all newspapers will die. The New York Times will thrive in hard copy world forever, the respected "upscale" paper has won Pulitzers and is so inluential in news and history. It is believed the best writers write for the NYT and audience and admiration will stick with the best.
Citizenship will not die with newspaper's circulation dwindling. People are still taking part in the spreading and understanding of knowledge through news, they just don't have to wait around for it. Time and energy is saved and now is news. Citizenship is stronger then ever in CMC, computer-media communication, people are online, together, at once. Practicing a new retrival of assets to life and inner peace in news of the day, knowing all. People will be able to relate and share within the websites and resources online are tagented to so many fresh areas of life and options, the future is thick with possibiltiy, but newspapers will be missed.
Krysta Hill said...
The demise of newspapers in today’s society doesn’t seem like such a big deal. I don’t remember the last time I went out to buy myself a newspaper. Everyone I know reads online in some way, shape or form. On a computer, iPhone, iTouch, Blackberry, Kindle, there are other ways to spread the news other than through newspaper.
Why wait until tomorrow to read what you can read right now? Especially when the story in tomorrow's paper will be outdated by the time it hits your doorstep. With technology today, our generation would rather search the internet, instead of flip through pages in a newspaper, for new stories whether it’s on democracy and political ideals or for entertainment purposes.
Besides being able to search the internet, which is faster and more efficient anyways, having less newspapers to publish can save a lot of paper. No matter how many recycling bins we have in this country there are still plenty of newspapers that get disposed of improperly. With the green movement becoming so popular, saving the earth and paper, this should be a good thing for the environment.
I think people are so scared of change they cant see how this can actually help our society.
The demise of newspapers in today’s society doesn’t seem like such a big deal. I don’t remember the last time I went out to buy myself a newspaper. Everyone I know reads online in some way, shape or form. On a computer, iPhone, iTouch, Blackberry, Kindle, there are other ways to spread the news other than through newspaper.
Why wait until tomorrow to read what you can read right now? Especially when the story in tomorrow's paper will be outdated by the time it hits your doorstep. With technology today, our generation would rather search the internet, instead of flip through pages in a newspaper, for new stories whether it’s on democracy and political ideals or for entertainment purposes.
Besides being able to search the internet, which is faster and more efficient anyways, having less newspapers to publish can save a lot of paper. No matter how many recycling bins we have in this country there are still plenty of newspapers that get disposed of improperly. With the green movement becoming so popular, saving the earth and paper, this should be a good thing for the environment.
I think people are so scared of change they cant see how this can actually help our society.
Goodbye, Newspapers
In past months, the internet has been in an absolute buzz about the fact that newspapers are on their way to extinction because people would rather obtain their news and information online. (Irony, anyone?) The arguments for the preservation of newspapers tend to vary in their angles: Some folks believe that newspapers are too important culturally to be tossed aside in favor of the internet, and some believe that newspapers are downright crucial for the preservation of our civic culture and democracy.
In this Slate article, Jack Shafer writes against the notion that newspapers are the cornerstone of a working democratic system. Shafer explains that people will obtain their news with or without newspapers, writing "I can imagine citizens acquiring sufficient information to vote or poke their legislators with pitchforks even if all the newspapers in the country fell into a bottomless recycling bin tomorrow."
Honestly, I was completely unfamiliar with the sheer adoration with which people viewed newspapers. Newspapers are really simply a mode of delivery for the news; the newspaper itself is of little significance. But people have this intense sentimentality for newspapers - like when Denver's Rocky Mountain News announced its last issue after 150 years in print and ordinary citizens made heartfelt tribute videos. (Like this one.) (And this candlelit vigil.) (And this one, because he's on the toilet. Get it? That's where you read a newspaper!)
Why the tears and heartache over the loss of some paper? (Newspapers are also the least eco-friendly method of delivering news. Just sayin', mainstream media.) Some believe that without newspapers the news simply won't survive, which is the equivalent of saying that modern communication exists because we all never stopped drawing stick figures on caves. (To be fair to Salon, they make a decent argument that amateur and niche blogs will create an atmosphere where people will be so inundated with information that it will be hard to decipher what is substantial news.) (But on the other hand, aren't those the people who already opt for US Weekly rather than The New York Times?)
In closing, perhaps the internet does allow for too many crackpot and false news stories that are written as truth, which in turn leads citizens to believe in things like American concentration camps are being built by FEMA to imprison political dissenters. And of course we need organized mainstream media to act as an authority that maintains order and debunks these silly citizen-perpetuated pseudo news stories, right?
Oh, wait. Nevermind.
Why the Internet is Taking Over
The internet has become widely practiced and popular among all ages, as information is available at the touch of a button, updated within an instance and accessible to all. Since early 1990, the internet has grown and developed from the simple applications of the World Wide Web to serving as an extension of information, news, social networking and more. As these technological advances continue to increase, each day society finds itself questioning the need for newspapers.
North America has a 59.7 percent increase of internet users and from 2000 to 2008; the internet users have grown 128.3%. Not only has North America been on the internet incline but the rest of the world as well. “The number of respondents overall who read a print newspaper only dropped by approximately 26%. Specifically in 2006, 34% of survey respondents said they read a print newspaper, while in 2008, only 25% claimed to read a print newspaper. That’s a significant decline in just two years.” The need for newspapers is declining each year as the need for the internet rapidly increases. About two-thirds of adults ages 50 to 64 years old—the so-called baby boomers use the internet. This shows that not just students and young teens but older adults choose to access information via the internet.
Newspaper companies have increasingly started to put their newspapers online to reach a larger audience who no longer buy print newspapers. About 80 of the nation's top 100 newspapers offered reporter blogs. On 63 of these blogs, readers could comment on posts written by reporters. The ability to comment and voice their opinions via news blogs is refreshing for many citizens. Free news websites such as CNN, MSNBC, JSOnline and Yahoo are contributing to the problems for the print newspaper industry. Video was the most common form of multimedia found on the websites, and was offered by 61 of the newspapers. By making their newspaper available and free online who wants to pay to have it delivered to their house?
In recent years, society has become more involved in helping the environment and concerned with the amount of waste that citizens contribute towards. Beyond the ease, convenience and cheapness of online newspapers, society realizes the immense amount of waste that newspapers create. On average, a year's worth of newspaper (one paper per day) produces 550 pounds (250 kilograms) of waste paper. An average New York Times Sunday edition produces 8 million pounds (3.6 million kilograms) of waste paper. This shocking statistic could potentially disappear if all newspapers were available online.
It is my belief that democracy can prevail with the simplicity and ease of online newspapers. The amount of physical waste from print newspapers and the financial waste to produce print newspapers can be regulated and help society save money and trees. Information is easily available by internet available to all through personal computers, work computers, school or the public library. I agree that technology is advancing and at some point, the use of the internet will eliminate the need for newspapers worldwide.
Source Links
http://www.bivingsreport.com/2006/the-use-of-the-internet-by-america%E2%80%99s-newspapers/
http://www.enotes.com/science-fact-finder/environment/how-much-waste-paper-does-newspaper-generate
http://www.internetworldstats.com/stats2.htm
http://newstex.com/2009/02/27/are-print-newspapers-dying-a-slow-death/
http://www.internetretailer.com/internet/marketing-conference/300069641-two-thirds-baby-boomers-use-internet.html
North America has a 59.7 percent increase of internet users and from 2000 to 2008; the internet users have grown 128.3%. Not only has North America been on the internet incline but the rest of the world as well. “The number of respondents overall who read a print newspaper only dropped by approximately 26%. Specifically in 2006, 34% of survey respondents said they read a print newspaper, while in 2008, only 25% claimed to read a print newspaper. That’s a significant decline in just two years.” The need for newspapers is declining each year as the need for the internet rapidly increases. About two-thirds of adults ages 50 to 64 years old—the so-called baby boomers use the internet. This shows that not just students and young teens but older adults choose to access information via the internet.
Newspaper companies have increasingly started to put their newspapers online to reach a larger audience who no longer buy print newspapers. About 80 of the nation's top 100 newspapers offered reporter blogs. On 63 of these blogs, readers could comment on posts written by reporters. The ability to comment and voice their opinions via news blogs is refreshing for many citizens. Free news websites such as CNN, MSNBC, JSOnline and Yahoo are contributing to the problems for the print newspaper industry. Video was the most common form of multimedia found on the websites, and was offered by 61 of the newspapers. By making their newspaper available and free online who wants to pay to have it delivered to their house?
In recent years, society has become more involved in helping the environment and concerned with the amount of waste that citizens contribute towards. Beyond the ease, convenience and cheapness of online newspapers, society realizes the immense amount of waste that newspapers create. On average, a year's worth of newspaper (one paper per day) produces 550 pounds (250 kilograms) of waste paper. An average New York Times Sunday edition produces 8 million pounds (3.6 million kilograms) of waste paper. This shocking statistic could potentially disappear if all newspapers were available online.
It is my belief that democracy can prevail with the simplicity and ease of online newspapers. The amount of physical waste from print newspapers and the financial waste to produce print newspapers can be regulated and help society save money and trees. Information is easily available by internet available to all through personal computers, work computers, school or the public library. I agree that technology is advancing and at some point, the use of the internet will eliminate the need for newspapers worldwide.
Source Links
http://www.bivingsreport.com/2006/the-use-of-the-internet-by-america%E2%80%99s-newspapers/
http://www.enotes.com/science-fact-finder/environment/how-much-waste-paper-does-newspaper-generate
http://www.internetworldstats.com/stats2.htm
http://newstex.com/2009/02/27/are-print-newspapers-dying-a-slow-death/
http://www.internetretailer.com/internet/marketing-conference/300069641-two-thirds-baby-boomers-use-internet.html
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Newspapers Should Still Be Here!
We as a society are moving toward an age where technology is starting to control everything. From paying bills online, to setting up golfing tee times, the population has now become too reliant on the Internet for everyday tasks and services. You can blame the internet for the decline of newspapers, especially in this struggling economy.
In a recent article in the New York Times, newspaper circulation dropped by 2% in the Washington Post, and 14% in the Atlanta Journal Constitution. This going trend will ultimately lead to the demise of newspapers. But I think that newspapers are a must for our society, a disagreement I have with Jake Shafer in his article “It’s time to kill the idea that newspapers are essential for democracy.
I will agree that people are becoming more reliant on the internet. I can say that I spend my fair share of time on the internet, to try to get some information. But I can also say that I read the newspaper at home too to get stories about anything. I feel the only reason that newspapers are declining is the economy. If and when we get out of this economy slump, will you see newspapers begin to rise.
And since not all people are computer-savvy or can’t afford a computer, the newspaper is an inexpensive way to get all of your news, either national or local. When you look at the internet, anyone can post anything without research or knowledge. That can’t be said for a newspaper. If people continue to rely on the internet for everything they believe, they might be lead to false statements.
And to add technology still has its mishaps as well. While I support advancement in technology, to completely throw away the idea of the newspaper is silly and unnecessary. Some of our greatest headlines have been through newspapers and still today a necessity in democracy.
http://www.slate.com/id/2214724
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/28/business/media/28circ.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=Decline%20of%20newspapers&st=cse
In a recent article in the New York Times, newspaper circulation dropped by 2% in the Washington Post, and 14% in the Atlanta Journal Constitution. This going trend will ultimately lead to the demise of newspapers. But I think that newspapers are a must for our society, a disagreement I have with Jake Shafer in his article “It’s time to kill the idea that newspapers are essential for democracy.
I will agree that people are becoming more reliant on the internet. I can say that I spend my fair share of time on the internet, to try to get some information. But I can also say that I read the newspaper at home too to get stories about anything. I feel the only reason that newspapers are declining is the economy. If and when we get out of this economy slump, will you see newspapers begin to rise.
And since not all people are computer-savvy or can’t afford a computer, the newspaper is an inexpensive way to get all of your news, either national or local. When you look at the internet, anyone can post anything without research or knowledge. That can’t be said for a newspaper. If people continue to rely on the internet for everything they believe, they might be lead to false statements.
And to add technology still has its mishaps as well. While I support advancement in technology, to completely throw away the idea of the newspaper is silly and unnecessary. Some of our greatest headlines have been through newspapers and still today a necessity in democracy.
http://www.slate.com/id/2214724
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/28/business/media/28circ.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=Decline%20of%20newspapers&st=cse
The Unavoidable Future for Newspapers
The concept that newspapers are essential for democracy is out of date. In Jack Shafer’s article, Democracy’s Cheat Sheet, he creates an argument that newspapers are a dying form and through their need for profit have developed into a censored “cheat sheet” for democracy. With that being said, I can’t say I do not agree. It is my profound belief, that newspapers are beyond there time as the major provider in news, due to their lack of information, selectivity on issues to write about, and inability to truly inform the public. With that being said, the American society is unavoidably moving towards the world of internet news.
From e-mail, news, shopping, even to watching and renting movies, the internet has overcome almost every aspect of entertainment in citizens lives. With todays advancements in technology and internet accessibility to all citizens, the once “dominant institutions of the press” has no other choice but to transform onto our computer screens. With that transformation I believe, comes a much more freely spoken news story and wider availability on specific news topics.
According to Associated Content and the article The Fate of Journalism: The End to Newspapers and the Rise to Internet?, author Jay L. states “Our newspapers and other media are controlled by huge corporations that have a choke-hold on the free press. There is no longer an reasonably accessible market for new newspapers and voices to be heard. Our nation's press is held in an oligopoly.” With an outcome such as this, poor reporting has been forced to develop with “a desire for increased profit rather then public service. A reluctance to go head to head with those in power who could effect the financial side of the press.” The internet news sources, not only provide individuals with the ability to be able to find news on specific interests, but also multiple perspectives and voices on that related issue. This eliminating any reluctance to go against the “big dogs”.
The internet also allows educated and non-educated individuals to write and inform readers on their perspective of the topics, along side the all mighty corporations. From larger search options and results, to interactive responses, the internet news is bringing back the free press and voice which has been lost amongst the need for money. No longer will what we read be selective or brief, but instant access to thousands of topics and as informative as possible. So will democracy be hurt in the event of newspapers moving to the internet? I truthfully do not know, however I believe that the citizens of the democracy are speaking and newspapers are only moments from nonexistence.
http://www.slate.com/id/2214724/pagenum/2
http://www.slate.com/id/2214724/pagenum/2
From e-mail, news, shopping, even to watching and renting movies, the internet has overcome almost every aspect of entertainment in citizens lives. With todays advancements in technology and internet accessibility to all citizens, the once “dominant institutions of the press” has no other choice but to transform onto our computer screens. With that transformation I believe, comes a much more freely spoken news story and wider availability on specific news topics.
According to Associated Content and the article The Fate of Journalism: The End to Newspapers and the Rise to Internet?, author Jay L. states “Our newspapers and other media are controlled by huge corporations that have a choke-hold on the free press. There is no longer an reasonably accessible market for new newspapers and voices to be heard. Our nation's press is held in an oligopoly.” With an outcome such as this, poor reporting has been forced to develop with “a desire for increased profit rather then public service. A reluctance to go head to head with those in power who could effect the financial side of the press.” The internet news sources, not only provide individuals with the ability to be able to find news on specific interests, but also multiple perspectives and voices on that related issue. This eliminating any reluctance to go against the “big dogs”.
The internet also allows educated and non-educated individuals to write and inform readers on their perspective of the topics, along side the all mighty corporations. From larger search options and results, to interactive responses, the internet news is bringing back the free press and voice which has been lost amongst the need for money. No longer will what we read be selective or brief, but instant access to thousands of topics and as informative as possible. So will democracy be hurt in the event of newspapers moving to the internet? I truthfully do not know, however I believe that the citizens of the democracy are speaking and newspapers are only moments from nonexistence.
http://www.slate.com/id/2214724/pagenum/2
http://www.slate.com/id/2214724/pagenum/2
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Reminder
All,
Just a reminder that all communication on this blog must be done in the form of a "new post." Placing your text as a "comment" to other posts will not be counted. Also, if you do not reference any sources or have a well-reasoned argument based on those sources your grade will be lower. Think of this as an opinion piece, but you are using sources to bolster your argument.
Best,
John
Just a reminder that all communication on this blog must be done in the form of a "new post." Placing your text as a "comment" to other posts will not be counted. Also, if you do not reference any sources or have a well-reasoned argument based on those sources your grade will be lower. Think of this as an opinion piece, but you are using sources to bolster your argument.
Best,
John
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Welcome to the Monroe Lab 2 Blog. Please write your initial post to agree or disagree with the following Slate News article: http://www.slate.com/id/2214724/
One you have read the article you should write a response using other sources and news articles that you have found online. You should have a well-reasoned argument, using news sources, opinion pieces, academic commentaries, etc. to back up your arguments. Make sure you paste a link to the articles or sources that you use so that other students can reference them. Posts should be at least FOUR short paragraphs of 3-4 relatively short sentences. This initial post is due by Sunday, April 12, at 12 p.m (noon). if you do not post by then, your grade will start at a 65% (this is assuming you finally do post something).
After your initial post, you will write a response, with NO SOURCES, to another student's initial post (the one WITH sources). You must use that individual's sources to argue for or against their point of view (you can agree with someone, but you have to write why you do and back it up). You will need to name the student. Place this in front of your response:
Example
*In Response to John M's initial post:
While I agree with your second argument, I believe that our democratic society is based on the ideals and beliefs that government control of public discourse is........
This response must be educated, well-reasoned, and solid. You can state your opinion, that is the point, but silly comments and ridiculous examples will be marked down. You want to be a respect blogger (not come off like a nut job! You all are too intelligent for that...) This response should be 2-3 paragraphs, though 2 paragraphs with 4-5 short sentences will be sufficient, if not desired. This second response is due by Wednesday start of your lab period.
Good luck, have fun, and THINK before you post (I recommend you write it in a word document first then cut and paste)
Best,
John
One you have read the article you should write a response using other sources and news articles that you have found online. You should have a well-reasoned argument, using news sources, opinion pieces, academic commentaries, etc. to back up your arguments. Make sure you paste a link to the articles or sources that you use so that other students can reference them. Posts should be at least FOUR short paragraphs of 3-4 relatively short sentences. This initial post is due by Sunday, April 12, at 12 p.m (noon). if you do not post by then, your grade will start at a 65% (this is assuming you finally do post something).
After your initial post, you will write a response, with NO SOURCES, to another student's initial post (the one WITH sources). You must use that individual's sources to argue for or against their point of view (you can agree with someone, but you have to write why you do and back it up). You will need to name the student. Place this in front of your response:
Example
*In Response to John M's initial post:
While I agree with your second argument, I believe that our democratic society is based on the ideals and beliefs that government control of public discourse is........
This response must be educated, well-reasoned, and solid. You can state your opinion, that is the point, but silly comments and ridiculous examples will be marked down. You want to be a respect blogger (not come off like a nut job! You all are too intelligent for that...) This response should be 2-3 paragraphs, though 2 paragraphs with 4-5 short sentences will be sufficient, if not desired. This second response is due by Wednesday start of your lab period.
Good luck, have fun, and THINK before you post (I recommend you write it in a word document first then cut and paste)
Best,
John
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Newspapers are definitely on their death beds.Our generation is so technical that we would rather look the news up on the internet, instead of buying a paper and reading it. Coinciding with the recent post, the internet is so useful we don't have to wait for the news to be wrote in the paper to look up current events and news, we get it fast on the net.
The internet is the new newspaper, it's cheaper, convenient, and just as reliable as the paper. In fact the internet has more advantages than the newspaper, because you have limits on the news that you can read in the paper. The paper prints what they want you to see. However on the internet, you have no boundaries on the news you can read.