EL 200: Peace within a time of anarchy
"If newspapers die, so does reporting."
So true. I do defend the online version of a story, but the physical print has so much impact to it. The observer has the job of booting up his/her PC, finding a news site, and searching for the story of preference. Seems more work than leisure. I have always preferred print. What has society become? Robotic? The digital age has never seemed so evident until now. Everything has gone online: jobs, papers, comics, communications, and so on. There is a revolution going on. A metamorphosis of sorts. The physical paper has become the beautiful butterfly. So some are fooled. If society still relied on the newspaper, companies would hesitate to abolish it. It is the law of supply and demand. Bring it back! How can we loose such a wonderful thing. The first thing I do when I walk into work is grab the daily newspaper. I do not run downstairs and boot up the computer to read it. I need something that is aesthetic, not overcome with pixels. While I do realize the need to go digital, I tend to resort back to a simple vintage style.
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Nowadays some people have their computers always booted up though and their homepage is a news source or a place like yahoo that has short clips of running news. It's not all the work it seems. For me, reading a newspaper takes work too. It's so big and gets in my way and when I'm trying to be quiet and turn the page it always crinkles. I have none of these problems with online news. Plus, if I want to double check something or see an update about an article I read I just pull up another screen or watch a video.
I see what newspapers still have to offer (that is why I think some will stay around) but the benefits are starting to lose to benefits of the internet. The internet is becoming what the people want and companies like to make their consumers happy.
Posted by: Aja Hannah | February 20, 2009 1:43 PM