Blogcritics Comments on The Death of Newsprint?

Comment by Douglas Mays on The Death of Newsprint?

Wed, 9 Apr 2008 14:16:59 EDT

Newsprint dying? hhhmmm...I hope not. Newspapers and books are nice and quiet. And a much better way to gather a lot of news. Not being micro-thought limited to links on a selected subject. One misses a bunch of news that way. The main reason for me is that ARE YOU KIDDING? Staring at some damn screen as a window to the world? Carrying a laptop as a newspaper? It keeps one from becoming 'screened out' by reading off of newsprint. Those who complain about trees being cut down for paper, Uh yes, but generally trees are not cut down specifically for paper. Paper comes from shaving made from logs cut for construction purposes. Anyway, the newspaper rules. Reading comics off of some bright screen? Try hanging one on your corkboard. DM

Comment by Dan Miller on The Death of Newsprint?

Tue, 8 Apr 2008 09:19:50 EDT

We live in a rural area in Panama, where it is difficult to find even a Spanish language newspaper, let alone one in English. So, I rely on the internet, through which I can get Panamanian national newspapers translated into English (not well, but better than my own translations). The various mainstream U.S. sources are readily available, and sources such as Breitbart.com provide links to lots more. Everything is out there, and all that is necessary is to look. I don't miss newspapers much at all. There is, regretfully, one exception: there is no way to housebreak a puppy via the internet. Dan Miller

Comment by Karen Rice on The Death of Newsprint?

Mon, 7 Apr 2008 21:46:06 EDT

The only reason I buy a newspaper is for local news, which doesn't get on the local newspaper website very often or in a timely fashion; and then I buy it only if there is something controversial which may be good blog fodder (not much chance of that, this is a non controversial community, for the most part.) Sometimes I buy the Sunday paper to curl up with on the couch and have a cuppa java with it...you just don't get that same feeling with a laptop.