The Premature Death of Printed News

As a society, we’ve become so technologically advanced that some may feel that technology is the only means we have to communicate with one another. But that’s just our society in America, where not having a computer is completely unheard of. What happens to those in less developed countries that aren’t as advanced as we are? When print-hunters seek to eradicate newspapers, what happens to those who depend primarily on print? When this same group of people wishes to kill off the newspaper, do they mean only in America or in general?

Though most of these questions are often times left unanswered, it doesn’t change the fact that we are currently dealing with the premature death of printed news. According to an article in the Lock Journal, a hard copy of news is now completely obsolete and any are behind the movement to have it completely eradicated. However, there are still many places, such as smaller African nations, that are not as up to date on technology as we in the U.S. are. The elimination of newspapers for them would essentially be keeping them out of the loop consisting of current events. It would isolate them in a kind of state of confusion or unknowingness in comparison to those who are able to get a hold of alternate means of communication other than print.

Though newspapers will inevitably die-out, forcing them to die would be rushing their death. The very fact that the process is being rushed & forced says a lot. It’s not natural & the time isn’t right, otherwise it would be happening on it’s own. Totally killing off newspapers would ultimately hurt those who depend on them for news. They still have a great deal of life left in them & valuable information to provide.

One of the main reasons why experts say that newspapers will die out is because newspapers are very much a dated form of communication, one generally used by those of an older generation who aren’t accustomed to computers or fancy gadgets & gizmos. As those who read the daily newspaper start to die out, the newspaper itself will go with the, so to speak. An easy enough concept, this makes sense. But rushing their would throw things off or make them unbalanced. Older folks or those without computer access wouldn’t really have another alternative.

Right now, our basic situation is this: the newspaper is standing on the plank- it’s going to die but not for a while; it still has some time. Forcing newspapers to die out earlier than necessary would essentially be pushing them off the plank into the deep end, and when was the last time that ended well?