What’s white and black and read (“red”) all over?
What has long since been the companion of a morning coffee-drinker?
Heck, ever since I was a kid I even enjoyed it over lunch.
That’s right, it’s a newspaper. Are we nearing the end of this centuries-old legacy?
The development and “perfection” of computers, cell phones, and other electronic devices are threatening newspapers all over the world, as well as some other printed materials. Now that we can easily Google any subject we want and check the daily news in a single click or keystroke, clumsy turning of oversized inky pages seems to have lost its charm. Or has it?
I have discovered that spilling tea or coffee (or juice, water, whatever your preferred beverage is) near a computer is a tad more stressful than dumping it near a newspaper. After all, you pay, what, a buck (give or take) for a newspaper? Besides, bringing a computer to the breakfast table may be a bit less socially acceptable than a newspaper.
Then again, maybe I’m just strange in the sense that I love the feeling of holding a newspaper, reading the day-old information, browsing the sports or classified sections, and just relaxing. Clicking and scrolling just doesn’t have the same effect for me.
However, as profits continue to decrease for many newspapers around the globe, eventually some will have to come to a big decision: convert to downloadable editions formatted to “beep” onto hand-held (or similar) devices, go completely online, or discontinue entirely.
Do you read a newspaper as much as you used to (if you ever did)?
Will you be sad to see the death of the newspaper as we know it?
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