The end of newspapers, end of an era

When the internet really took off, I found that by the time I had ever gotten the paper, I had already read the news online. Living in rural areas all my adult life, there really is no delivery to speak of.

I am another one that turned my cable off years ago. I find TV news to be insulting to all of our intelligence. An Ipad has been my link to pretty much everything for a long time now. The idea of folding papers does not appeal to me anymore.

Except the crossword. Crosswords on the tablet are just not the same.

 

I agree with you about crosswords. But it is nice to have the internet help when I get stuck on a clue!

 

I shifted my daily paper to Sunday only. We have a local daily, The Pueblo Chieftain, that is a nice little paper and I've been reading it for as long as I can remember. I find, however, that I simply don't make the time to read it every day anymore.

 

There's a coffee shop in town I like to go to Sundays. Next door is a bookstore and a city historical placard that reads, "Oldest continuously operating bookstore in Los Angeles." The other day there was another sign on the bookstore: "Going out of business."

 

The decline of newspapers in print is less concerning to me than the continued decline of journalistic integrity. I have lost all faith in the media to either (a) report on events of actual significance or (b) report events factually. What ever happened to the likes of Walter Cronkite?

 

Keeping up with the Kardashians. [FACEPALM]

 

I'm not too sure about ol' Uncle Walty. Ask some Viet Vets about him. Some of my aquiantance did not have a high opinion of him.

 

My father was a Marine in the Viet Nam war and thought very highly of him.

 

Exactly.
I got turned off by the "Politically Correct", and agenda driven nature of my local paper, many years ago. I won't even take a free trial subscription, when it's offered to me. Most, not all, papers are offensive to my values, morals, and beliefs, so I just get my news off of cable TV.

 

The Urban Hipsters have pretty much ruined everything.
Yes, I really miss reading the newspaper. My first job was standing on a street corner in Trenton NJ selling the Trentonian for a nickel. At 5am rain or shine.

 

There are still guys doing that. And there are still Page 6 girls!

 

They still stand on the corner and sell newspapers? NICE! I was doing it back in 1969-72. I never made any money but it was the beginning of my work ethic.

 

Except in my case - the only cell phone reception I get is from Canada. Cost an arm and a leg to make a cell call. Still have my land line telephone.

 

Considering their population distribution I can see why cell service is better in South Canada.

 

An interesting article:

http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/12/craigslist-newspapers-decline-classifieds-214525

 

I still read a newspaper; a well respected one with a social democratic signature (De Volkskrant) ... it is a good antidote for the populist propaganda being thrown at us on the Internet and other "fast and modern" media channels.

 

Out here in the LA area, we had a local rag called the Recycler. It was nothing but ads. They were a lot cheaper than the newspaper ads. It got so big , that they divided up the LA area into regions. South Bay, OC, etc. I never looked at a newspaper ad after that came along. Have you ever priced the cost of an Obit in a newspaper. Highway robbery.

Greg W.

 

Your post reminded me that my first job as a kid was a newspaper route to about 50 homes. Every morning rain or shine...or snow or freezing cold. I used to enjoy the Christmas tips on collection day. Great job.