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Posted by L. Shepherd Jul 11, 2008 |
It always saddens me to see newspaper layoffs happening. These days it's almost weekly that we hear about another layoff at a major newspaper. There is even a newspaper layoff map that tracks the locations where it's happening.
But, I still don't think that newspapers will ever go extinct. I don't think the Kindle or a similar device will replace them. People really do enjoy the tactile experience of holding a newspaper and carrying it with them. People blame the online media for the decline, but I think that's only half the story.
The other half is that far too few people are really interested in the news these days. Knowing about the news just isn't valued by people as much as it once was. That has the potential to reverse itself, though. It is always possible that values will change and knowledge will be sought in all its forms- even paper ones.