01.15.08
Newspapers in the Age of Blogs
In this article, Rusbridger describes the impact that the internet has on newspapers. Personally, I still like to read the paper on paper rather than on the screen. However, I can see why it would be less expensive and better for the environment to post articles online. Also, with the computer, people can read at their leisure (or when they are supposed to be hard at work, who can tell). In his article, Rusbridger states that some people say, “you can’t read a computer in the bath; I like that feeling of print on paper; it’s very portable and all that is true. What I’m saying tonight is not advocacy in wishing an end of newspapers.” I believe that he is right, however, newspapers need to acknowledge that the internet and online news will have an impact on their businesses.