I have always enjoyed reading the newspaper. I remember my dad coming home from work and sitting down with his copy of the Atlanta Journal that came each afternoon. Back then, there was also a morning paper called the Atlanta Constitution. Hard to believe there was a demand for two newspapers a day. Of course though, that was back before everyone had a computer!
A recent study found that only 27 percent of those born since 1977 had read a newspaper the previous day.
A newspaper subscriber forever, I enjoy reading my copy of the Dallas Morning News while I nibble my salad at lunchtime, enjoying the break from my computer screen. Anyway, the newspaper as we know it is in jeopardy of distinction. Even before the current economic woes, newspapers were in trouble.
Is there anything that can be done to preserve this industry? Who will replace the newspaper reporters who served as our government watchdogs and attended local city council meetings and the like? Can the internet support localized news? Will our communities suffer?
Communication is key in any culture and it saddens me to see Facebook drama replacing face to face human interaction, video games becoming more important than outside play, and reality tv phasing out the more creatively written scripted programming. If newspapers are no longer tossed on my lawn in the morning, what is next to go?
How would you work to drum up sales if you were a newspaper publisher?
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