Our newspaper is going out of business

[Edwina's Secretary]

Blame the economy.

Donna - a very small part of the demise of newspapers is the economy. The way people get their news has changed. If it is free on the internet -- why pay for it? The competition from blogs and other sites is just making it impossible for print journalism.

The Seattle paper is going all on-line.

The interest in "in-depth" report is less as well.

So many factors are combining to make it tough on newspapers!

[catnapper]

A lot of them are. They just seem so ancient with today's headlines flashing online within moments of its happening. Yet, I still love to sift through the paper for comics, ads, local points of interest, etc. It won't be til they're gone that people will realize what they've taken for granted for so long.

[Marigold2]

Very sad. Nothing like reading the Sunday paper with a cup of coffee.

[Grace]

Very sad. Nothing like reading the Sunday paper with a cup of coffee.

Precisely.

I have no problem with on-line papers - I read the NY Times, Boston Globe and my home town ProJo every day. That news has been in addition to the A2 News. I know people, of all ages, who are not computer savvy. What are they to do?

Donna, I had heard about the Courant. Like ES, I'm not convinced the economy is entirely to blame - although it certainly is a big component.

Yet, I still love to sift through the paper for comics, ads, local points of interest, etc. It won't be til they're gone that people will realize what they've taken for granted for so long.

So true.

[DJFyrewolf36]

There is something about newspapers that make them better than online news...you can't save special clippings from an e-news site thats for sure lol.

Sometimes I think that the demise of newspapers is further proof that people are getting lazy.

[pomtzu]

I have to admit that I'm one of many millions who has contributed to the demise of the newspaper. Between t.v. and the internet, I almost never read an actual newspaper.
But thinking back to when I was a kid (WAY back ), I kind of miss the Sunday morning fight with my brother to see who would get the comic section first, as Dad would glare at us over the top of the news section he was reading.
How times have changed. I'll bet my 12 year old grandson would look at me like I was some sort of alien if I ever asked him about "the funnies". I'm sure he has no clue!

[moosmom]

I feel bad for all the elderly residents who don't have a computer and won't be able to get the news once the newspapers go strictly electronically.

I refuse to buy the Courant because there's not much left to read (it's thinner than I've seen it in a long time). I check the obits (to make sure I'm not in them) and the state news. That's it.