Thus ponders the sage of FT Worth. That'd be me. I am to blame for this topic.
Why in the digital age where news reaches us as it happens would anyone want to read a newspaper? Isn't it just regurgitated old news? My goodness.
Truth is, I enjoy the newspaper - both hard copy and online versions. I find them quite relevant. A good story, well written, beats the hell out of a talking head trying to get the scoop on-site as it happens any day. . In fact many - most? news stories happen over time and things change rapidly. Facts change as they are discovered, not speculated on. I'd rather read a well-written recap of an event than stay glued to my computer/TV 24/7/365 as a story unfolds.
Here's a blog that discussed this same topic and I think he nailed it - Are Newspapers Relevant?
Two of the most important stories in my lifetime may not have happened without newspapers - Watergate and the NSA scandal. Both required real investigative journalism.
Without newspapers would we know anything about this guy?
Before social media there was this....
So yes my friends - newspapers are still relevant. Maybe more today than ever, progressive or conservative, don't give up on them.
Newspapers still have a value today! Have you ever tried to wrap your chips/fries in a kindle or laptop and where would you put the salt & vinegar? ;)
ReplyDeleteBack home in America I stopped taking the paper because I found that we never really disposed of them well, and they would start stacking up in our house. But I do like the tactile experience of the newspaper, and I miss them. Perhaps I will take a subscription when I return to the States.
ReplyDeleteHere's the problem, Shackman. Back in the day we could trust a newspaper to be accurate … not so today.
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I simply cannot do without my daily dose of two newspapers for news and two papers for business and economics. It helps that they also contain crossword puzzles! I do not watch TV and rarely miss the news that keeps going around there nonstop. Online news pop ups too are irksome and I simply ignore most of them. So, to answer your question, no at least for me the newspaper has a great value.
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