Will newspapers eventually not exist?

Answer 1

yes. it's horribly depressing, and it's actually hard for me to grasp because my dream job is a newspaper columnist. everyone is way too busy with their daily lives to pick up a paper and read, because everyone is working 100 million hours overtime and stuff. plus, the news is on our computers. during a really slow period at work you can go to foxnews.com or whatever, whenever you want! there's even the top headlines on yahoo, and for most people, that is all we need. finally, we tend to read a lot of the celebrity trash, because the news is kind of depressing and monotonous after a while, especially iraq. as a basic human instinct, would you rather read about jen and vince or the war in iraq? you'd want to read about jen and vince, both because you can possibly relate to it, and and it's different. we hear about our soldiers dying all the time, so do we really want to read about it day after day? no, we'd so much rather hear about a cute relationship. it's not depressing.

but just because it's human instinct to read trash doesn't mean it's right. how are we supposed to get around in this world not knowing anything about what's going on in the world? with no newspapres we will never discover geniuses like mike royko. it's a dying art. it's so unfair. yet the human race is willing to let that go instinct for people magazine.

Answer 2

Good question. They probably will but not like today. With the Internet, 24 hour news stations on TV, and that type of thing, many will be gone in the future. They are expensive to print and the news is OLD by the time you get it. Other posters have no idea what you are talking about because they don't understand the news business. When they say things like: We need the crossword, it shows they are not getting th ebig picture. Interesting question and I think things will chnage dramatically in that field. Many disappear every day, and many jbs within the field disappear so fast it's not funny. Newspapers traditionally LOSE money. As an editor, I know this first hand.

Answer 3

I'm 40, female. I cannot imagine a life without papers. However it does seem that the younger generation doesn't read them as much. My bf takes a train, a 1-hour commute to Chicago every day & reads both major newspapers. I also work at a restaurant, the owner subscribes to the Chicago Tribune AND customers dining alone always want the paper. Eventually we may not read the papers, but its hopefully going to be a long, long time. Oo I'm going to do survey!

Answer 4

They will never go out of business; they will change the way they deliver the news to you. Newspapers as organizations are on the internet big time. In fact, my hometown newspaper, The Sacramento Bee, has more subscribers via the internet than it has in print. However, print delivery is sometimes more convenient than internet.

To sum up: newspapers will always exist; the way they're delivered may change. No big deal!

Answer 5

They are on their way out of popular culture because of the Internet. We have become way too busy with our lives as a result of technology and most have no time to sit down and read the paper.

Answer 6

Nope, and I will tell you why:

You can't take your laptop to read in the bathtub, and its uncomfortable to read on the toilet, and if you get juice or coffee on your newspaper; no big whip.

There here to stay

Answer 7

I think they will alway have a place in our society. You can read alot of books that are written directly on the internet, but most people prefer going to a book store.

Answer 8

Actually I think Yes and I in 20 years or so we will see if I am right.

Answer 9

Most of them print the point of view of the owner! Mostly just lies!

Answer 10

Once flexible digital paper is a reality - they will continue, you keep one - and your news is delivered through there, think Minority Report.