Comments on: The Real Question: Will Online News Content Replace Print Media? http://www.michaelmccurry.net/2010/06/27/the-real-question-will-online-news-content-replace-print-media/ Inspired Words in the Service of Fellow Human Beings Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:32:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Jay Smethurst http://www.michaelmccurry.net/2010/06/27/the-real-question-will-online-news-content-replace-print-media/comment-page-1/#comment-776 Jay Smethurst Wed, 30 Jun 2010 14:02:57 +0000 http://www.michaelmccurry.net/?p=5662#comment-776 Mike, Reading the Sunday paper feels like something that one "should" do. It's how well-informed people spend the morning, right? Plus my wife likes the Parade magazine and skims through the sales and coupons and whatnot. Abashedly, I often read the comics, even though Calvin and Hobbes was the last one to actually make me laugh. Having a three-year-old also makes it difficult to luxuriate over a paper. :-) Jay Mike,
Reading the Sunday paper feels like something that one “should” do. It’s how well-informed people spend the morning, right? Plus my wife likes the Parade magazine and skims through the sales and coupons and whatnot. Abashedly, I often read the comics, even though Calvin and Hobbes was the last one to actually make me laugh.

Having a three-year-old also makes it difficult to luxuriate over a paper. :-)

Jay

]]> By: Michael M McCurry CMP http://www.michaelmccurry.net/2010/06/27/the-real-question-will-online-news-content-replace-print-media/comment-page-1/#comment-774 Michael M McCurry CMP Tue, 29 Jun 2010 16:58:45 +0000 http://www.michaelmccurry.net/?p=5662#comment-774 Hi Jay, Thanks for sharing your thoughts and for contributing to this discussion. I checked and the link to this blog is working so not sure what happened in your situation. Sorry for that. On reflection you are right there is not a lot of online deep investigative reporting being done, and maybe that would be a niche for someone... interesting thought! So I find it interesting that even though you don't actually read it, you still subscribe to the Orlando paper. I wonder how many other people are doing that. That is some food for thought... thanks again for posting your comment. Mike Hi Jay,

Thanks for sharing your thoughts and for contributing to this discussion.

I checked and the link to this blog is working so not sure what happened in your situation. Sorry for that.

On reflection you are right there is not a lot of online deep investigative reporting being done, and maybe that would be a niche for someone… interesting thought! So I find it interesting that even though you don’t actually read it, you still subscribe to the Orlando paper. I wonder how many other people are doing that.

That is some food for thought… thanks again for posting your comment.

Mike

]]> By: Jay Smethurst http://www.michaelmccurry.net/2010/06/27/the-real-question-will-online-news-content-replace-print-media/comment-page-1/#comment-773 Jay Smethurst Tue, 29 Jun 2010 01:45:40 +0000 http://www.michaelmccurry.net/?p=5662#comment-773 Mike, My wife and I still loyally receive the Sunday paper in Orlando (not much of a paper to begin with), and perhaps once a month we'll read it. They've offered us the other six days per week for free, but we've turned it down because we know we just won't take the time for it. While I'm a mere 30-something, I do feel like the world is losing something with the demise of newspapers -- real investigative journalism. It's certainly not represented in the TV media, and the demands of rapid publishing in blogworld makes deep investigation more difficult. To be fair, I can only think of a very few instances of real, impactful investigative journalism in newspapers either (other than Watergate). So I suppose the print media hasn't even been doing a whole lot of what's supposed to be their strength! Interesting topic. BTW, the link in your tweet wasn't operational. Cheers! Jay Mike,
My wife and I still loyally receive the Sunday paper in Orlando (not much of a paper to begin with), and perhaps once a month we’ll read it. They’ve offered us the other six days per week for free, but we’ve turned it down because we know we just won’t take the time for it.

While I’m a mere 30-something, I do feel like the world is losing something with the demise of newspapers — real investigative journalism. It’s certainly not represented in the TV media, and the demands of rapid publishing in blogworld makes deep investigation more difficult. To be fair, I can only think of a very few instances of real, impactful investigative journalism in newspapers either (other than Watergate). So I suppose the print media hasn’t even been doing a whole lot of what’s supposed to be their strength!

Interesting topic. BTW, the link in your tweet wasn’t operational.

Cheers!
Jay

]]> By: Michael M McCurry CMP http://www.michaelmccurry.net/2010/06/27/the-real-question-will-online-news-content-replace-print-media/comment-page-1/#comment-772 Michael M McCurry CMP Mon, 28 Jun 2010 22:16:17 +0000 http://www.michaelmccurry.net/?p=5662#comment-772 Hi Billy, I'm with you on this one... I think eventually print media will go away. One things for certain the circulation is way down even now. Like I said to Sue I am sure that many boomers still read their daily newspaper, and thats cool. Neither one of my kids, who are both millenials read anything printed. They are completely digitized. That is the future in my estimation. Thanks for contributing. Mike Hi Billy,

I’m with you on this one… I think eventually print media will go away. One things for certain the circulation is way down even now.

Like I said to Sue I am sure that many boomers still read their daily newspaper, and thats cool. Neither one of my kids, who are both millenials read anything printed. They are completely digitized. That is the future in my estimation.

Thanks for contributing.

Mike

]]> By: Michael M McCurry CMP http://www.michaelmccurry.net/2010/06/27/the-real-question-will-online-news-content-replace-print-media/comment-page-1/#comment-771 Michael M McCurry CMP Mon, 28 Jun 2010 22:14:16 +0000 http://www.michaelmccurry.net/?p=5662#comment-771 Hi Sue, Glad you shared your perspective. I really am curious to hear what people will say about this topic. I fully expect that many people, especially boomers, still read newspapers. I guess I am just a freak boomer. I love to read my content online, and for a lot of reasons. I now even read books in Kindle version versus a hard cover book. Its just more comfortable for me. Of course my eyesight is not so good these days so reading online is easier than reading small print. Anyways, thanks for contributing. Mike Hi Sue,

Glad you shared your perspective. I really am curious to hear what people will say about this topic. I fully expect that many people, especially boomers, still read newspapers. I guess I am just a freak boomer.

I love to read my content online, and for a lot of reasons.

I now even read books in Kindle version versus a hard cover book. Its just more comfortable for me. Of course my eyesight is not so good these days so reading online is easier than reading small print.

Anyways, thanks for contributing.

Mike

]]> By: Billy Kirsch http://www.michaelmccurry.net/2010/06/27/the-real-question-will-online-news-content-replace-print-media/comment-page-1/#comment-770 Billy Kirsch Mon, 28 Jun 2010 14:39:00 +0000 http://www.michaelmccurry.net/?p=5662#comment-770 Yes, I believe print media will continue to play a smaller role until it eventually goes away. But my generation and those older than me will continue to find sitting down with a real copy of the NY Times a viscerally satisfying experience that's hard to replace. I read the old fashioned NY Times every morning and peruse our local Tennessean. Then I move on to all the digital formats mentioned in your article Mike. But my children will probably never subscribe to a print version, of anything! Yes, I believe print media will continue to play a smaller role until it eventually goes away. But my generation and those older than me will continue to find sitting down with a real copy of the NY Times a viscerally satisfying experience that’s hard to replace. I read the old fashioned NY Times every morning and peruse our local Tennessean. Then I move on to all the digital formats mentioned in your article Mike. But my children will probably never subscribe to a print version, of anything!

]]> By: Sue Pelletier http://www.michaelmccurry.net/2010/06/27/the-real-question-will-online-news-content-replace-print-media/comment-page-1/#comment-769 Sue Pelletier Mon, 28 Jun 2010 13:58:42 +0000 http://www.michaelmccurry.net/?p=5662#comment-769 Maybe it's because I work in print as well as online, but Sundays are still hanging out and reading the newspaper days for me. Sometimes (watch out, heresy coming) I don't even turn on my computer until late afternoon or even evening--I believe we should all have at least a little unplugged time in our lives to read papers and books, take a walk in the woods with nothing beeping or tweeting, and just reconnect with what's actually around us. But that's just me. Maybe it’s because I work in print as well as online, but Sundays are still hanging out and reading the newspaper days for me. Sometimes (watch out, heresy coming) I don’t even turn on my computer until late afternoon or even evening–I believe we should all have at least a little unplugged time in our lives to read papers and books, take a walk in the woods with nothing beeping or tweeting, and just reconnect with what’s actually around us. But that’s just me.

]]>