I hate being the bearer of bad news. I promise I haven't been reading the Society of Professional Journalists newsletter. It just popped into my inbox yesterday afternoon:
Christian Science Monitor Ends Daily Print Edition
But really, I don't think it's quite time to give up on paper. I'm not fond of ogling my laptop computer screen. I wouldn't be surprised if my poor eyeballs
More importantly, I'm not quite sure how you would make money off me on the Internet. Honestly, I expect most things I read on the 'net to be free. And online advertising its drawbacks; you have to depend on the number of hits your site receives.
As of yet, print is still seems to be the way to go. The article points out that 92% of all newspaper revenue comes from print subscriptions. (Hmm... I wonder how the Newspaper Association of America came up with that number.)
Kudos to the Christian Science Monitor for taking such a bold step. Now we'll actually be able to see what happens if we get rid of print editions. This could get interesting.
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As a nonprofit, the Monitor is subsidized by the church.
I just don't trust this whole internet thing. Sure, the internet is handy for a lot of things, but whoever came up with the crazy idea that we don't need paper because of computers is, well, crazy. Paper has been around for what, 9,ooo years or so? We know paper works. It's nice to look at. Paper doesn't give you carpal tunnel and poor eyesight.
I love newspapers. I like how they smell and I like to cut out interesting pictures so I can put them in my bag to show people. I don't read the news online. I don't like staring at a computer screen for more hours than I already have to for school each day. All right. I'm going to stop ranting now. It will be interesting to see how things go for the Monitor.
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