Before too long, it will rare for people to have to newspaper delivered to their homes. With the steady increase of computers and the unlimited amount of information that can be found on the internet, the paper seems pointless. As I flip through The Baltimore Sun, I find my self wondering if I could simply find all this information on the internet. I mean, that way I wouldn’t risk getting ink all over my fingers then worrying if I rubbed it on my face. Besides that, almost everything has an easily accessed website (http://www.baltimoresun.com/) so why waste the time and money, flipping through the pages of something that is right at your finger tips.
When I looked up the website, I found all of the information I had just skimmed through, minus the full pages ads for new phones or cars. Every piece of news was right before my eyes separated into specific categories. If I wanted breaking news, it’s flashing right on the home page in red. If something happened after my paper was delivered, I wouldn’t find out about it until tomorrow. Hopefully, it’s nothing like crazed man stalking the streets of my neighborhood and the police are telling everyone to stay indoors, but I’m out walking because I won’t get an update until the next day when I get my paper.
The internet is also more favorable because you can choose from pictures, videos, or just articles depending on what I’m looking for. I feel like this gives more of a variety about how to look at the information presented to me. Call me lazy, but I find it easier to type in what I’m looking for in the small search bar in the upper right corner than flipping through all the different sections of the newspaper. I’m always scared I’m going to loose a section of the paper and then not be able to find what I’m looking for.
I also found the weekly rates for the paper and how many times a week they offer to deliver. Again, unless you want to pay $3.50 a week for the seven day delivery, you won’t have your news everyday. If you simply look up the website, you don’t have to pay about $14.00 a week for your paper. So honestly, why would you pay for your print newspaper? I mean as long as you have internet access whether it is in your home or at a library, you can find the same information that is printed in the paper right on your screen.
I like what you said about the ink on the face, my mother once said it was extra make-up she didn't have to pay for.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you Kelsie. Screw the ink-face! I think newspapers are reserved for the traditional (read: older) people. Those people are on their way out, just like their medium. I think it's time to fully unleash the internet's streaming consciousness. The democratization of information refers to the ability of the people to actively choose what information they view. By giving attention to TV, books, etc, they're making a vote. I can't wait for the day that people stop voting for newspapers all together.
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