tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692956.post8587974924520242245..comments2023-10-30T08:17:55.757-05:00Comments on Pictures on Silence: They Can't Fire ME!Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04239910727443310811noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692956.post-65708971241285434472008-06-23T22:15:00.000-05:002008-06-23T22:15:00.000-05:00Enjoy newspapers while they last, for when they go...Enjoy newspapers while they last, for when they go, they will evaporate from our world very quickly, and within 3-5 years at most.<BR/><BR/><B>First</B>, they're redundant, and filled with yesterday's news. <B>Second</B>, aficionados like yourself are far more fun to read, and you are more critically honest — no editors or advertisers to please, just the truth. <B>Third</B>, papers have become like radio stations and fully corporatized and homogenized; read one and you've read them all. <B>Fourth</B>, newspapers haven't made a profit in over 20 years, and no one sees a future in the business. Paper and pulp costs have skyrocketed, and who the hell wants to pay a dollar for a flimsy paper that resembles my little Rolla hometown fish wrapper? <B>Finally</B>, blogs are better, more immediate, and can be informed by a wide variety of reader feedback. Try getting a newspaper to print your letter to the editor unless you're praising the troops or some such other pap.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692956.post-67734839878007123322008-06-21T16:35:00.000-05:002008-06-21T16:35:00.000-05:00It's an unfortunate trend at newspapers everywhere...It's an unfortunate trend at newspapers everywhere. But they are really killing themselves. Readership is down, so they cut features and the result is going to be still less readers. It's a self-fulfilling prophesy. <BR/><BR/>The Chicago Tribune has cut alot of features in the past year, and if they cut much more, I can't see the value in buying it. They reason that people will read it online. But the online experience just isn't the same.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com