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The Blog Watcher is not alone , Newspaper bane: Nobody reads the stories
Does anyone really “read” a newspaper anymore? Did they ever?
It’s a pretty important question, given all the newspapers trading hands these days. The Washington Post and The Boston Globe are the latest.
Of course, the deals seem to get cheaper. They’re in the millions now, when not too long ago they were in the billions. Another sign of the industry’s ongoing decline. That downward trend started with TV competition, was accelerated by the Internet and seems to have solidified with the mobile explosion of the last few years.
According to Gallup, 55 percent of Americans get their news from TV, 21 percent from the Internet, and 6 percent from radio. Print? 9 percent.
Still know many people who read newspapers including 20 somethings.
I hope to share some “good stuff” for news and fun soon.
Hopefully after PSE&G gets itself untangled.
It’s clear why an internet blog that earns revenue from advertisers would love to dance on the graves of traditional newspapers. Perhaps you should “recuse” yourself from this discussion….that seems to be the popular term in the village these days.