On any given day, I can run into the local grocery store and am usually stopped by someone trying to sell newspaper subscriptions. Each time I walk past and say "I already have a subscription." That's a lie.
Like a lot of other 30 somethings, I spend time in front of my computer or laptop. I have news feeds, Twitter, Facebook and a list of sites that I check regularly for local and world updates. It's become a habit the same way sitting down to read the paper with a cup of coffee is to others.
When it comes to using the iPad, I haven't fully integrated it into the fold. I still carry my laptop around. When it comes to a newspaper, if I see one, I'll still look at it, but in a less attentive way. However, writing a column and seeing it online is not the same as seeing it in a newspaper. I have had more than a couple stories appear in the local paper and I there is just something about it that can't be duplicated. I can only imagine what it is like for a parent who had a child's picture in the paper after winning an award.
I feel like there will always be a place for newspapers. Just not as the #1 source of news.
Do you still read the newspaper or have you gotten into the habit of reading the news from websites?
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1 comments:
Gathering news online has become much easier than newspapers, at least for me. But when I see a paper I can't help browsing through it, like a treat!
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