The News War video basically re-iterated the fear of the newspaper losing a battle to technology. The world is changing and the new generation coming up isn't as interested in getting a subscrition to the Times and reading it over breakfast. We're in a hurry. We're on the go. And that's how we want our news: on the go. We have time to check our email, facebook, and the drudge report to learn about and stay updated on everything we need to know about. Along with netvibes we can see the headlines of any major newspaper without having to even go out to the sidewalk in the morning and pick it up. So what is the future of newspapers?
I would venture to say newspapers will never go out of business. People will always need to know about the news and newspapers facilitate that need. However the changing of how people will receive the news could vary a bit. I honestly don't think newspapers will stop printing all together but will begin to charge for subscriptions online. There also could be advertising on the newspaper's sites to fund the search of news. I could see a lot of downsizing in the immediate future of newspapers until they can adapt to the new world of technology and the new audience. Different jobs will begin to appear, computer programers, web designers and so on and so on. the newspapers that can not adapt will be left behind. Because we all know that its not news; the only constant in life is change.
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