I still have weekend delivery of the Times. Even my darling but slightly too liberal wife describes the paper as “disgusting” for the way they present themselves as champions of the poor and downtrodden on the editorial pages but shamelessly cater to the very very rich in the advertisements, society page, real estate, etc. The paper as a whole is clearly designed to help the opulent enjoy their opulence guilt free.

I used to worry about the demise of the newspaper for reasons similar to ricpic’s, but that’s really no longer the case, is it? These days, whatever is happening in the world, somewhere out there is a blogger covering it better than any newspaper.

When I read blogs, I’m better informed about specific events, but do not feel I have a handle on what’s going on in the world as a whole. Newspapers do not inform me very much about specific events, but they do leave me feeling that I have a grasp of the bigger picture. That’s the thing I’ll miss when newspapers go down. If a website, say pajamas media for instance, could manage to be a true online newspaper, something that gives me a real overview of what’s happening in the world, and coupled it with links to more in depth information if I want to look further, then the only possible reason to miss the print media is it’s nice to puruse the paper with my morning coffee.