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The end of the printed word - a huge example that the digital revolution is so real and powerful that the world will be very different once we've made the transition from type to byte. Click on the title to go to the page and comment on the news yourself.
Further Reading: Newspapers and Thinking the Unthinkable
The end of the printed word - a huge example that the digital revolution is so real and powerful that the world will be very different once we've made the transition from type to byte. Click on the title to go to the page and comment on the news yourself.
Further Reading: Newspapers and Thinking the Unthinkable
4 comments:
Wow. I can't believe it! Well, I can . . but it saddens me.
Since our family does not subscribe to any newspaper at all, it does not surprise me - it makes me wonder why it is taking so long!
On the other hand, I also understand the love of sitting on your favorite chair, reading a newspaper.
Me? I tend to scan the headlines, tsk-tsk-tsking about the problems of the world, then look over the recipes, housing fads, and comic page, try my hand at today's suduku, & toss it into the recycle bin.
Seems like a lot of money for a few minutes of "wasted" time.
I myself love reading a newspaper (in hard print). I do however, want to try an e-reader like the Amazon Kindle or the Kobo. I wonder what that experience would be like and if I would like it enough to make the switch.
I am a subscriber of Provo's Daily Herald. I enjoy the headlines, the comics, and the political commentary. My wife enjoys the news too, as well as the Sunday coupons.
When (or if) news papers die, where can I get my daily fix of these goodies and where can my family get coupons without spending as much money as we might save by wasting money on printer ink to get the coupons from off the web?
That's crazy! I feel that the NYT is so representative of newspapers both today and historically. I also think there's something to reading a paper in print, something that makes the news more tangible, but I also understand the convenience of online news such that few people would go out of their way to seek a printed version; perhaps there are still people who would prefer the printed version, but it must be difficult to find these people nowadays.
I guess part of my concern is that if the NYT goes only online, you may still need to pay for a subscription, but if you don't, all their revenue is generated from advertising; don't we have enough advertisements in our world today? Oh goodness. I suppose we'll get used to it.
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