No Future for the Newspaper

Newspapers were once the source for people to get there news.  People would have newspapers delivered or they would walk down the street and buy one.  Newspapers gave people a chance to read and look in deeply in to the news by reading a article about it.  People who followed the news or sports could guarantee one thing every morning that their newspaper would be there and that their newspaper would give them a look at the news that they missed.  The newspapers would present both sides of the news story.  Today people can access the news at anytime of the day from any part of the world.  If people want to find out what's happen in the middle east they can log on to their computer and find out what is the news in the middle east    In a article by Silverblatthttps://uwm.courses.wisconsin.edu/d2l/orgTools/ouHome/ouHome.asp?ou=167227

he says that 7% of people get there news from cellphones or pod-casts. News is so available everywhere that people can access the latest news from their phone or ipod  People don't even need to go on their computer to access the news they can get from anywhere.  This type of change gives the newspaper no future.  The newspaper can't compete against phones that allow you to access news where ever you are Young people are not the only ones that have turned their backs on news papers in that same article Silverblatt says 31% of adults go online to get there news  If adults our going online to get news what chance does that give the newspapers If the older generation no longer uses newspapers then why would my genearation want to use them The shift has been made from people going out every morning to get there newspapers to logging on to their computer and checking out the news

With technology becoming more and more advanced that is something newspapers cant compete against. A study done at the University of South Carolina their journalism program looked at how technology has and will changed news papershttp://www.eric.ed.gov:80/ERICDocs/data/ericdocs2sql/content_storage_01/0000019b/80/13/55/92.pd They felt that newspapers would start to become an online delivery service.  They thought you would subscribe to a newspaper and it would be delivered via online I am not sure if this is any different then what you can do today.

Only time will tell what will happen to the newspaper. I am not sure if one day ill have to tell my grandchildren about what newspapers were.  Or pull out an old newspaper to show them.  At the current way our technology is growing newspapers do not seem to have much of a chance but somehow they can rally and become popular once again....  .  

No Future for the Newspaper

Tough Times for Newspapers

There is no doubt that those who write for newspapers are extremely talented. They clearly possess everything that is necessary in order to be an outstanding writer. The one thing that is unfortunate about being a writer for a newspaper is that there are many limits to how they can write. For one, they have to fit their story into a certain space that is then blocked with a bunch of other stories. Also, newspaper writers generally just state facts to their audience and it's left at that. There isn't much room left for audience interaction.

On the internet, writers have much more freedom. Instead of having to fit their story into an amount of space, they usually have much more freedom as to how long their story can be. Also, instead of simply telling their audience a story, there is usually an area for feeback from the readers. With the readers being able to interact with the writer and the story, a much more bonded community is then created. With a greater interaction between readers and the media/writers, stories can also be told more thoroughly because of all of the extra insight. Those are only a couple reasons as to why the internet is more beneficial not only to the audience, but also the writers.

In the article our class read by Silverblatt, he said that 7% of Americans get their news from new technologies, 31% of adults, and people in their forties are even more likely to go online for news than young adults. He continued to state that that convenience of the internet as well as the immediacy are huge factors as to why people prefer internet over the newspaper. When I looked into more of what Silverblatt thought regarding newspapers and the internet, I found out that he is a huge book reader. He would much rather read a book than sit on the internet. On the other hand, he has spread his love of book reading to the internet. In an article I read about him called The Consummate Reader, it says that his book Bookworm online archive includes almost 1,000 interviews. Also, people around the world downloaded 275,270 free podcasts from the site. That is another example of how the audience is much more able to get involved with media. Also, if he had simply placed his stories, interviews, and thoughts in newspapers, he wouldn't have got nearly as much recognition as well.

Newspapers, in a way, limit the knowledge that could be spread throughout the world. Sure, there are ways in which they give out as much knowledge with their facts. On the other hand, not everybody can get their hands on a newspaper. Subscriptions to newspapers can be expensive. It can also be expensive if someone wants to buy only the Sunday paper. Silverblatt's online archive is completely free, along with most news sources online.

The demise of newspapers will be troubling for all of its talented writers. However, there is a whole other online community available now to welcome those writers. The benefits for the writers as well as the audience certainly outweight the benefits that came from newspapers. The writers will now be able to express themselves more in their articles. Also, they will have more freedom to write their stories in ways that they may be more comfortable with. Then, society will have the chance to interact with those writers who have had both the experience of writing with limits for a newspaper as well as writing on the more reader-friendly internet.

Abby Lindsay

Demise of Newspapers

     My first memory of reading a newspaper was when I was about six and was the Green Bay Packers Super Bowl season of 1996-1997. Every week I would always get the Wisconsin State Journal sports article and read all about the most recent game that week and then cut out the full-page picture of the player they chose that week. These covered my entire wall for a while. Since this time, newspapers have changed drastically. Like the Packers today, newspapers just aren’t the same anymore. Now instead of getting the paper thrown on your porch every morning, you are able to turn on your computer and within seconds open the newspaper online.
Newspapers have been in our country for centuries. A stereotypical scene of an American family having breakfast is everyone around the kitchen table and the father reading the daily newspaper. Is this being replaced with a laptop sitting on the table? Well there’s a good chance, according to an article in the Washington Post, U.S. newspapers have hit their lowest circulation in seven decades. This should come to no surprise considering everything else in our economy besides lottery tickets has been declining in the past year or two.
Now that most newspaper companies publish an online version of there paper, it has more or less killed the hard copy of the newspaper. This has come to no surprise to me that the newspaper is changing just like every other form of communication has. The newspapers just aren’t able to compete these days with Internet. People using the online versions are able to pick and chose what articles they want. They can look through the archives to look for old articles instead of looking in the old stack of newspapers and finding it. The Internet also provides colored pictures, links to related articles, or videos pertaining to the story. Everything about it is just a lot more convenient and easy to use.
Though there are many pros of using the Internet to read the news, it is a disadvantage for some advertisements. Hard copies of newspapers are filled with all assortments of ads. People who read the news online filter out certain content and never will read certain ads or stories.
I guess in today’s age, it’s safe to say that online papers are killing the traditional newspapers that have been in our country for centuries. But as today’s world changes so does the newspaper industry.

Extra Extra! There's A Lot We Can Do About It...

With the demise of the newspaper industry on the horizon (so many claim), does that mean less and less job opportunities for journalists?

With the economy as it is in our country, and jobs being scarce at the moment, it is not hard to imagine that those who have been let go from the newspaper business are wanting to stay within the relms truth seeking and news searching. There are just new ways to go about it.

Blogging has become one of the fastest growing journalistic opportunies for both aspiring and experienced writers. Scott Elliot, a writer for the Dayton Daily News makes this crucial statement in his blog: ""If you're a journalist and you are not comfortable writing for an online audience, you had better get there fast." http://http//reportr.net/2008/09/01/how-blogging-creates-new-opportunities-for-journalists/

In that same blog, Elliot quotes John Robinson, Editor of Greensboro News-Record. Robinson states that when hiring new candidates for the company, he asks if they have a blog. Reading their blog allows him to see the clarity and passion for writing and how strong their unedited writing reads.

We should not be looking at the internet and online journalism as the enemy, but instead, a way to have readers become interested in the truth. Interested in global news instead of People magazine.

Alex S Jones, said in an interview with New York Times, that he doesn't think newspapers will fade away completely. They are safe as "commerical enterprise". Jones states that it is more important for the news to be concerened with "truth seeking" and somtimes the newspapers don't want to write about things people gravitate towards. Journalism is made for the public interest. Online articles and blogs allows the reader to do his/her own research and do some truth seeking on their own. http://http://video.nytimes.com/video/2009/10/16/opinion/1247465221227/bloggingheads-web-sites-vs-newspapers.html?scp=2&sq=online%20journalism&st=cse

Isn't it time we started taking an interest in the news and putting putting our values to the test? Online journalism can help bring out the writer in each of us.

Newspaper 0 Journalism 1

What happens to journalism, we ask, when newspapers continue on their inevitable decline? The question assumes that journalism itself will be diminished.

I am coming to a different conclusion:

Journalism will improve once newspapers die or decline to a minor medium so says Stovall. Stovall believes that the newspaper is the medium or middle of the pack when it comes to news. He says" the medium they work so hard to produce -- the paper -- is holding back journalism from doing the best job that it can for society. The sooner the paper is gone, the better.

I feel that the newspaper has a more sentimental type of feel to it. Sure the news can come from other venues, as well it should, with the way technology has taken off in the last 2 decades. Having just one news outlet in this day and age would be like subjecting ourselves to 3 television channels or worse black and white tv.

A sense of nostalgia comes over me when I think of the newspaper and where it has been and where it is going. Many of us men have taken the newspaper to the washroom with us to read in our personal sanctuary. I personally don t do this as much because I would rather go in and come back out when I'm done.

I can say that no one wants to take a laptop to the John to read the news. The Wall Street Journal just went to color recently, talk about stuck in a time zone. Regardless its nostalgic and reading the paper keeps real people in a constant routine because reading the newspaper is something to do everyday.

I don't read the newspaper much, never have, doesn't mean I won't. However, somebody is out there across this great country waiting on the newspaper faithfully, some pre-teen still has paper route, a puppy's cage needs to be lined, etc... This is bigger than the news itself folks, THIS IS ABOUT THE PAPER!

Shawn Nealy a.k.a "Green Eyes"

THE SLOW DECLINE OF NEWSPAPERS

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2009

The Fast Decline of Newspapers

 

As a young child every morning I would wake up walk down stairs and grab the newspaper.  I would immediately go to the sports page and read what happen in the sports world the day before.  As a young child the newspaper is what taught me how to read.  As I have gotten older I no longer read the newspapers like I once did.  The newspapers that I use to read are now all online.  Instead of buying a newspaper I can go online and read my daily sports news.  I am saddened by the huge decline in newspapers I understand that everything is online now but I do feel they can still serve some sort of a purpose.  I am not sure though with the current trends if they will be able to survive at all.

            In a recent NY Times article by Richard Perez it describes the decline of newspapers.  It stated that newspaper sales have fallen 10% in one year.  In the article is states how most major newspaper companies our having a huge decline in sales.  The article can be found herehttp://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/27/business/media/27audit.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=Decline%20of%20Newspapers&st=cse.  At the end of the article it stated that newspapers that publish articles off of a central idea tend to be doing better.   Many people don’t mind that newspapers our becoming distinct.  I feel that newspapers helped shape our country.

            In a blog by Matt Harber he describes how all advertisements on the Internet has increased by billions while advertisements in newspapers have declined more and more each year.  Here is the blog by Matt Harberhttp://www.portfolio.com/views/blogs/pressed/2009/10/26/newspaper-circulations-continue-to-decline/. With this current trend of advertisers more likely to spend money on a online article then a newspaper article newspapers truly don’t stand a chance.  With all the money going towards the Internet newspapers are becoming forgotten. I feel that newspapers should be brought back.  A lot of people would say that I am dumb for thinking that newspapers should be brought back.  Here are my reasons that they should be brought back.  When people needed their news they would open up the newspaper.  Today there are many online article present news but many present the news with their opinion intertwined in it.  Newspapers just present the news they don’t include their opinions in the article.  They can teach young people or anyone to read not everyone can afford a computer with the Internet.  But everyone can afford a 50-cent newspaper. 

            As the times go on I am pretty sure that newspapers probably will no longer be around.  This idea is very sad to me unless a major change happens in the newspaper industry they will become instinct.  I hope a movement will be made to bring back newspapers maybe I can started I am not sure though if it would be that successful.

            

The Demise of the Newspaper

Frankly the demise of the newspaper is not surprising. Seeing how everything in our economy is taking a turn for the worst, the newspaper is just another notch in the bedpost. Being a broadcast major, I am kind of excited to see this shift from paper form to a more technical form. I like the action it provides, the visual aspects and the interaction that the web offers. I have never been a big newspaper reader, because I was never that interested in everything it covered. With the advances of the internet I can have everything I want in a matter of seconds. The timeliness of the internet better suits my life style. This shift shows how far we have come as a nation and shows how we are adapting as a culture in general, even during these hard times.

Yes, many people who belong to the print world are seeing this more as a funeral procession than a gain of any sort, but I’d be surprised to hear that no one in the print department gets their news online. It may not be as detailed in the first article, but it gives readers the motivation to open a new tab and research the topics that interest them. According to an article in “The New Yorker” by Eric Alterman, newspapers have been around for nearly 300 years and few believe it will survive. No one in America or abroad can figure out how to save them.

Newspapers have only survived this long because advertisers have kept them afloat. Now that more advertising is done online as well as other forums, newspapers have begun to dwindle rapidly. Jobs are being cut everywhere, and there is no way people are going to risk their livelihoods on saving the classic newspapers. Places all over the world have lost several newspapers worldwide. Fox News reports that Seattle may just find itself without a daily printed newspaper. As the Seattle Post Intelligencer gets ready to print its last edition, citizens wonder whether its competitor, The Seattle Post is far behind. Anne Bremner, co-chairwoman of the Committee of Seattle, who fought to keep these two newspapers alive, fears what is to come. “What a tragedy it would be in a city like this, a city with one of the highest literacy rates in the country,” Bremner said.

I don’t think that we will ever get rid of the newspaper in a printed form completely, but I do believe that the classic newspaper we know today is going to vanish. Tweaks will be made and I feel this is for the better. It is not sensible to keep it around if it’s diminishing in market value at the rate it is. When the average reader of the classic newspaper is 55 years old, something needs to be done fast or I can’t see how the newspaper stands a chance.

*Jenny Pierron

Print Newspapers: A Dying Breed

You know print newspapers are dying when you go to online newspapers to find articles on the death of their printed friend. I am not surprised to find that there aren’t many articles talking about the end of print newspapers. A small opinion blog on the New York Times website says a little about the demise of the newspaper but nothing very substantial. I am slightly saddened by thought of no longer having a print newspaper, but having to go onto the internet for it. 

It’s unfortunate to know that print papers lives are circling the drain and they have always been something i’ve enjoyed. An awkward staple in American culture that may one day no longer be around. I’ve seen so many classic movies where a young boy is standing on a crate, shouting, selling newspapers. Or in movies when a newspaper spins and then stops, filling the whole screen with a large, extremely important news headline. I really hope that I won’t have to explain to my grandchildren that newspapers used be printed out and delivered to your house or bought at a news stand on the way to work or school.

One man in particular has a blog that disccuses the death of the newspaper. In an NPR article, this blog and the man who writes in it, go on to discuss the who’s, what’s, where’s, and why’s of the untimely death of the print news. Jim Romenesko, doesn’t just discuss the morbid side to newspapers but about where newspapers are going, how different papers are being run and different ideas on what papers are doing to be more or less successful. His articles are interesting to say the least and offer an insight into the newspaper world and different perspectives. 

Online news of course has it’s perks, which I feel is a direct cause to the demise of it’s print counterpart. Online paper’s are fast, efficient and do not get black residue on your finger tips while you read it. With news only online, you can search for exactly what you are looking for and not have to flip through everything else to find it. Though, by doing this you are seeing a very narrow part of the news. You get what you want, and may be missing out on something very important. There is nothing wrong with just reading the article you want and being done but I always feel like I should at least give the rest of the paper a chance, since many people put so much effort into producing it. Though not everyone will agree with me and prefer the convenience of reading the article of their choosing and moving on. 

Each version of the newspaper has it’s up and downs and I personally hope that the print version will live on for many more years. With the economy the way it is right now it’s hard to predict any kind of outcome or perspective “death date”. Hopefully the proverbial defibrillator will come along and shock the print newspaper back to a better life and keep it that way. 

 ~Meg Healy

Newspaper Industries Slowly but Surely Dying

I either watch the news on the television or go to an online news source. I have never really had the urge or desire to read the newspaper. It has always striked me as boring. I remember all throughout my childhood, waking up, going downstairs, and seeing both of my parents sitting there reading the newspaper. I also remember the first time I tried to read the newspaper because I couldn't manage to flip the pages. It was merely impossible for me. Finally, the stories always seemed horribly long. I probably thought that just because they're written in small font and all the stories are packed together. Basically, I've never been a person to read the newspaper. It's sad that newspapers are suffering. I think I can live with the internet and television as my news source, however. 9

There are multiple benefits associated with getting news from online or the television. I'll start with television. Many people, especially around my age group, prefer television over reading. People can watch television and learn about issues around the world rather than purchasing a newspaper. That brings me to my next point. Instead of paying extra money for a newspaper subscription, people can just watch their television. While watching television, people now have the opportunity to become aware of current international events. 16

Then there are benefits to getting news off the internet. First, newspaper companies are well aware that the internet is taking over their position as the top source for news. In an article I read by Eric Alterman, Out of Print, he says that newspapers have created websites with hopes of gaining profits from the advertisements. So far, those sums are not enough to replace the revenue needed for circulation and print of the newspapers. It's no wonder, though, that people prefer going online for the news. Internet is something that can be accessed nearly everywhere. Many people nowadays lead very busy lives. Therefore, the convenience factor with being able to see news online is huge. Also, news off the internet is free. This country is in a recession. Most people would rather get their news for free than pay for a newspaper subscription. In an article by Michael Liedtke, he states that the cost for the New York Times Sunday paper is now $6. That may not seem like a lot. On the other hand, $6 here and there will add up.

The benefits of using television and the internet for a prime news source outweigh the benefits of a newspaper. Newspapers have been successful for quite some time. With the advances in technology, other sources are taking over. The internet and television are they sources for now. Soon enough, that will probably change, too.

Abby

The Demise of the Newspaper

I never was a big fan of the newspaper. When I was little, I always connected the idea of the newspaper to my father and especially my grandfather. They would get up at the crack of dawn every morning and the first thing they would do would be to go outside, grab the news and sit in silence, reading. As a child, I never really understood the draw of sitting around, reading things that had nothing to do with us personally. My father always told me that it was a necessity to read the paper to know what was going on in the world. Now that I am older, I now see the importance of his advice but, one thing I still don't understand is the need for the actual newspaper.

In today's culture, the need for immediacy and convenience seems like a necessity in everything we do. This includes how we receive our news. The best way of satisfying this need is by posting the news on the internet via websites like the NewYorkTimes.com. Websites like these are taking the place of their paper counterparts for a handful of reasons. The main reason, I feel, that people are turning to electronic news rather than hardcopies is that electronic news is FREE! Just a Sunday-only subscription for 26 weeks of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is 52.00! Why would someone want to spend that kind of money when they could be getting that same information for free online. Not to mention, that same information, not just from JSOnline.com but, from tons of other news sources online.

Another reason for the switch from the paper to the "e-paper" is the sheer convenience factor. Instead of waiting for your newspaper to come once a day, you can check the news anytime you wants and also get the most recent and late-breaking news available. I find the online format of news way more appealing just for this reason but, others, like Paul Gillin who run websites like NewspaperDeathWatch.com, think otherwise.

Paul has worked in journalism for the past 17 years, 11 of which are primarily online journalism. The title of his blog site might make him sound excited for the decline of the newspaper but it is just the opposite. "Sadly, the economic foundation of these media scions is badly broken. The high fixed cost of print publishing makes the major metro newspaper business model unsustainable in a world that increasingly wants information to be free," says Paul in one of his blog posts. Even though he dislikes the bleak future of the newspaper, he does remain optimistic, "I’m an optimist, and I think the new journalism will be better in many ways than what preceded it. It’s just that getting there is going to hurt a lot."

Online news is pretty sweet

I do not mind that print newspapers are becoming a rarity. News is an extremely important thing to pay attention to. If there is any way to gain a more diverse audience paying attention to their surroundings, it is simply a good thing. The culture of print newspaper readers has historically been readers above the age of 35. It also includes mainly middle class citizens to upper class citizens since print newspapers have been very intellectual and one would need an education to understand the information and vocabulary put out by newspapers. This culture of newspaper readers has changed a bit over the years, but much of what was true in the past, is true presently since one still needs a good education to read intellectual papers. Online newspapers are different than print newspapers in that they include shorter articles, they include visual accompaniments to help the reader understand ideas, they often have hyperlinks which can explain a word that may not be easily understood, and they usually have multiple articles on a single topic. These new characteristics all help citizens who may not have had an adequate education. This alone, increases readership across the board. I also believe increased readership comes from the fact that people don’t have restrictions of the past culture of print newspaper readers. This just means people now don’t have to rebel against a cultural norm of what newspaper readers used to look like. Instead of feeling like an old white man in his armchair reading the afternoon news, people can now escape that cultural connection reading online news. Basically anyone who knows how to work a computer feels comfortable reading online news. The third reason I think there is an increased online newspaper readership is because it is free. Not everyone likes spending 50 cents a day for a newspaper that they might not even get to reading. In online newspapers, one doesn’t usually have to pay a dime. People may say getting a newspaper delivered to you everyday may make you more likely to read it, but I say having a newspaper website as one’s homepage can also serve that purpose.
My number one reason in having respect for online newspapers is that they convey a wide variety of perspectives and opinions. In one of “About My Planet”‘s articles, my belief is illustrated beautifully. In the article, “Internet: Death of the Newspaper?” the author states how blogging expresses more diverse opinions than print newspapers. The author then adds how this leads readers to question authority and statistics. Instead of having just a few print newspapers in one’s physical reach, one has an overwhelming array of news sources just by typing and clicking. Because news is only arguably objective, having only a couple of news sources may result in only one or two perspectives being told. Having a choice of hundreds to thousands of news sources makes it so much easier for someone to find the facts about an event compared to having a choice of only a few.
The online newspaper trend obviously isn’t perfect. If I could choose how news is distributed, I would continue to encourage a multitude of news companies to go online. I would encourage bloggers to continue telling the world their perspective, however, I would have them put out more credible information so more people can rely on them. Not everyone is able to own a computer with internet, so still including some print newspapers would be crucial. These print newspapers would be relied on heavily by people who can’t afford computers and people who aren’t able to understand computers. According to MSNBC, small print newspapers are surviving better because they cover unique, local events. I would have small print newspapers be the ones that would serve the print readership. I would trust these small newspaper companies to put out less biased stories because they would have less chance of being lobbied by large companies. Other than these changes I would make to the newspaper system, I am quite happy with the way things are going with the switch towards online.

End to the Newspaper over the horizon?

For centuries, our main source for news has come in the form of print writing in newspapers. Newspapers have been at the core of our culture since day 1. Newspaper companies budget's have been mainly supported by the advertisements placed in them and by the classified section. With the advancement of the internet over the last 20 years and the idea of Craig's List, newspapers have finally begun to recognize their demise.

Times change, and so do the way people get their news. Fox News reports that the Chicago Sun Times filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection and The Rocky Mountain News out of Denver and the Seattle Times have officially printed their last newspaper. Other major newspapers spend millions to provide coverage from dangerous and remote place around the world but because of cost pressures, many newspapers including The Sun of Baltimore, The Boston Globe and The Philadelphia Inquirer have closed their foreign bureaus.

Ross Johnson, a marketing expert and CEO of WebDesign Michigan, believes newspapers fail because they are no longer efficient. Print is slow. The internet is almost instant news and is constantly being updated. The internet is also very convenient because it is available in many different formats. You can read the news on websites, by news emailed to you or on your cell phone wherever you are. News on the internet is also more specific. A person who is just looking for the business or sports section no longer has to buy the entire newspaper just to get what information they are looking for.

I am not saying newspapers are doomed forever into failure, but without a revamped look at their approach to delivering the news, they will not survive in the current economic conditions we are facing. Some newspapers, such as The New York Times, have found a way to get money over the internet through micro-subscriptions. Subscribers pay a small fee to view the news over the internet, similar to what they have been doing for years with the paper copy. This is one idea that has seen minimal success, but it is time we face the facts being presented. The cost to run a news website is cheaper, more efficient, and as of recently more popular than a newspaper (and its free!). Today, with the internet being at our fingertips at all times we must ask the question: Are next day newspapers OLD news?

-Kurt Schmidt-

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