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RE: So the digital age means the end of newspapers, right?
Funny I came across this today. This morning stopping for coffee, the lady in front of me was purchasing a paper newspaper. She paid $1.50 USD for her daily news.
I feel with society being lead into this "instant gratification" world, paper newspapers just won't be able to keep up. I truly think this is an older generation tendency that may slowly die out.
oooh! yes it is so interesting to see that there is still a market (predominantly the older generation) that still purchase the newspaper.
I do agree, I know some people argue that there's nothing better than being able to read a real-life newspaper but it definitely isn't enough to spread news as quickly. Plus so much news is integrated within social media, that it could be the new competitive marketplace. At the same time, I think other print such as magazines may potentially stay around longer because it's more creative based and doesn't require as much immediacy in their distribution of information.
Thanks for stopping by and sharing your thoughts @iexplore <3
Now I feel old. I still buy newspapers especially the once a week local newspaper we have here sold every Sunday. They have a website but that is updated every Wednesday. I don't want to be left behind with the latest local news now, would I? :D There are contents in the print that are not in the website like obituary lol! But especially ads and job vacancies.
Indeed there are benefits of digital print but how are they beneficial when there's no power, no gadgets to access online? Those are probably negligible reasons but there is still benefit of reading it on paper.
I have to agree that access to information is easier now and that the paper is neglected. It is a tough competition out there.
hahaha the local news is always good to read esp when they advertise local food or arts festival events @leeart! Completely agree that we have become a culture of dependency on technology. I always fear that in a few generations, no one will be able to write properly :o
Yes on all points! I can't always find things easily online. Maybe I just don't know where to look lol!
Writing is an issue. Txt speak has affected us all. We should discourage that.
100% agree if all the fancy tech disappears. There is still certainly needs for print papers now or they wouldn't be around.
Can we start newspaper blockchain networks? Maybe local newspapers and magazines and book publishers and cartoonists and authors and writers and other people and other editors and reporters and publishers and bloggers and vloggers and song writers and artists and musicians and Real-Estators and other people can register accounts social blockchain networks, websites, and also other places too maybe, online, like for example, places like http://Gab.com and http://Minds.com and/or better yet here on http://Steemit.com to share stuff online in a more interactive way or something.