The great debate for many newspaper companies, is whether or not the
standard, tangible newspaper will die. Why continue wasting precious
time and money on paper that has a short shelf-life, and can't easily
be updated?
WELL! I'll tell you why. After a very VERY painful weekend/week of computer-less, phone-less existence, I feel completely unconnected from the rest of the world. Viruses apparently attacked my poor computer, leaving it helpless and unable to start. Which means..... NO Internet.
Now, after not being able to constantly check the web for the latest
updates, a hard copy of news - one that doesn't require ANY outside
source of power - is extremely appealing. Yes, it may be inconvenient at times, and may not always provide the most up-to-date news, but you never have to worry about a newspaper not working. For this very reason, I honestly do not believe we will ever completely do away with the newspaper. Plus - that just provides one more media outlet for pr representatives to pitch a story. No...the newspaper will never completely die........unlike my stupid computer.
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