Paperless Paper

There are endless news sources online. Websites, apps, Twitter. If you have a smart phone, iPod touch or you're near a computer, (like you probably are right now!) they're all at your fingertips. Some websites have a paywall, but the majority are free.. so why would/do you read a physical newspaper?

On Friday, All first year Creative Communications students went to see a documentary on the New York Times. A fair sized portion of it was about newspapers going out of business. People can get their news elsewhere so the business' are going bankrupt. It's no wonder. Although I do once in a while like reading a physical paper better (oo nostalgia.. Saturday comics) it's just so handy to be able to find exactly what you want on your phone. There's countless apps too.

 I personally use Winnipeg Headlines, which has 12 different news outlets on one app. With the top headlines of today and yesterday it keeps me pretty up to date. (Don't judge the app from my Journalism quiz marks)

This kind of sounds like I don't care that newspapers are going under, which is completely untrue. Not only will commercials for breakfast cereals be altered since dad won't be reading the paper while the child enjoys his sugar in a bowl, but journalism as we know it will be beyond altered. That's crazy!

 I can't imagine what it would be like to be one of those having to make the switch from writing at a newspaper for most of your life then have to shift to the web. Times are changing, it's very evident, it's just odd to see. As much as I'd like to see the paper stick around, I'm honestly not going to purchase them. It's a huge part of history and made media what it is today. But that's just it. It's..sadly.. history.