Everyone keeps saying it, the newspaper industry is dying. There is even a blog titled, "New York Times Death Watch." Take heed -- the end is near. However, if the day finally comes when there is no longer a newspaper to pick up at the end of the driveway, how will we cope?
Don't get me wrong I like perusing the world wide web for news as much as the next person but there is something special about physically touching a paper. The online world cannot replicate turning the pages of a newspaper, getting ink stains on your hands, or taking the paper into the bathroom for some heavy duty reading.
I mean seriously, what will we do? Bring Kindle (the wireless reading device) into the bathroom - just won't have the same effect. There is something truly sacred about the newspaper/bathroom combo, and while progress is always good, the death of print news is anything but positive.
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