Do you still buy a newspaper now that news is freely available online?

Question

Do you still buy a newspaper now that news is freely available online?

Answer 1

Old habits die hard I guess.I still like to leaf through a few papers each day.Then there's the crossword's to do,all part of the ritual. :)

Answer 2

You bet. There's nothing like walking down to my local Mom and Pop Cafe, buying a newspaper and reading it all the way through while having my eggs and coffee. It's not just the 'news', it's the ritual, it's being as one with the written word. It's not just the content, it's like having a conversation with the reporters, guys who's names you know even if you never actually met them. Even passing over a few coins to buy a paper is a part of the ritual. A newspaper is 'human'. Men and women get the stories, another person writes the copy, someone else arranges the columns, people sell the ads, editors edit and the press roll with the heady sounds of the freedom of speech. Other people bundle and deliver and no sooner is the paper 'put to bed' then the entire dance of 'who, what, when how and why' begins again chronicling the history of our times, our lives, who we are and where we're going. 'Reading the paper't has to do with appreciation of a brother and sisterhood of hard working, underpaid folks that even in these dimished times still have printer's ink in their blood...just like Ben Franklin, and Pulizer and Clark Kent. For a couple of years I actually polished verbs for a big city newspaper and in spite of what you hear there's no 'right or left' involved. It's 'The Story'. The 'Scoop'. 'What they conceal, we reveal' is the motto.. It's about the truth, or as close to the truth as we homo saps can get to the truth. The daily paper is the Holy Bible of our times, a link with our past and light too our futures. Getting 'the news' off a computer is like having a blow up sex doll rather than being snug in bed with the person you love and loves you. If we ever lose 'the paper' we lose a lot. Robert Ruark once wrote.."Don't give up something unless you can replace it with something of value." You can bet he didn't write that in a blog!

Answer 3

Occasionally I buy a newspaper, but my habits haven't really changed that much. I was never one to buy a paper every single day, just now and again.



I do tend to get most of my news either online or watching the TV news. However, it is getting more common to have to pay for online papers - one of my local papers charges, so I just don't read it anymore.



But when I do actually buy a paper, I quite enjoy it - nothing like sitting with a cuppa poring over the news.

Answer 4

No, I don't, although I will browse through a paper where I see one lying around (friend, Dr's office, etc.) I think that newspapers are really a thing of the past and should be.......think about all the trees not being bulldozed and landfill space not be filled by the elimination of this really unnecessary media luxury. Thank goodness for instantaneous news via the internet. The world has become a much smaller and cozier place.

Answer 5

News may be free online, but not all newspapers are. The Times now charges a subscription.

Answer 6

Yes. In the morning I must have my paper, coffee, a #2 pencil and my glasses so that I can do all the puzzles in it. Most of the news is old news because I hear it on the tv news in the evenings, but I also like to read the local section to see what is going on in my town. Believe me when I tell you that my husband cannot talk to me until I have completed all the puzzles and finished my coffee. I need my paper.

Answer 7

No i get a free Metro on the trains in the mornig and Daily Express is free in eves.

Occasionally i'll buy a Sunday paper.

I rarely use the internet for news.

Answer 8

yes. it is much better than trying to get access to a pc and i can take it anywhere , fold it , shred it tear bits out to pass around or use as firelighters , craft materials. and also it is nice to be able to scan a page around 4 times the size of a screen and they rarely make your eyes feel tired unlike a vdu screen does.

it is also tactile can be easily stored. has a lot of other uses such as packing and blanking of windows etc tramps find them really useful in cold windy weather.

they require no power source .leads or worry about anybody stealing them. often carrying money saving token that can be cut out and used or results page that can be posted on a notice board for all to see. so, Yes I buy one everyday. i also have teletext, access to a PC and yahoo etc everyday.

it's only downside is it isn't instantaneous and gets dated quickly.

Answer 9

Absolutely ! I am addicted! if for any reason it isn't delivered before I go out to eat breakfast I am in a bad mood!



Nothing beats reading real words on real pages!



By the way , my paper of choice is the Gulf Daily News ( Bahrain): so not full of gossip junk.

Answer 10

Superficial news is available online. If you want proper musical talent, you don't watch X factor. If you want analysis and not some ego blowing off, you need to read print.

Answer 11

Yes.

I prefer to sit down in a comfortable chair with a nice beverage and read my newspaper.

Answer 12

Yes it is not the same, do not have to go to 20 links to finish reading an article with more depth and no distractions.

Answer 13

yes, the financial times is the paper i read, and its got things in there that you wont find anywhere else... even on the net, you have to pay for these articles... suppose thats only me though cos im interested in finance stuff...

but otherwise, yeah i like reading the free papers when im travelling on the bus or tube...

Answer 14

the house is cleaner since I stopped the paper, although I do like the Sunday paper