Skimming the Paper
April 14, 2024
As one of a fast-disappearing-read-the-paper-as-a-newspaper holdouts, I can’t help but notice the skinny-ness of my daily paper delivery. I believe that the decline in size is due primarily to advertisers having moved online, and I see enough ads online to back up that claim.
However, since my morning coffee ritual requires a newspaper, I carry on.
I know that newspapers thrive on disquieting news. But right now, there is a bit too much that is worrisome. So, I find myself reading faster and reading less. I know there is good news out there.
It just doesn't sell newspapers.
I don't read newspapers in paper form, only online.
However that may be due to my hatred of clutter.
I get a weekly TV guide through the post and that builds up into a pile in no time!
Posted by: Yellow Shoes | April 14, 2024 at 08:00 AM
So true, so true about news only being "doom and gloom" or other non-essential stuff.
Posted by: Irwin Lengel | April 14, 2024 at 08:43 AM
AMEN to that! I also need my copy of the Globe in my hands , or so I thought but after skipping page after page because of the photos of death and destruction all over the world I just could ‘t take it any more so I converted to digital Globe and now I just click metro,opinion, sports,art,world,
And on Wednesdays the food colunm.
I do not keep my head in the sand but closeup photos of innocent children with blood stained clothes and fear in their eyes hurts me too much and the hopelessness I feel stays with me.
Carol
Posted by: Carol | April 14, 2024 at 09:47 AM
We sit here on Sunday morning surrounded by a real newspaper and 2 others on line for later today. I cringe when I see how much we are paying for our newspapers but it is a ritual I do not want to change.
Posted by: MaryAnn | April 14, 2024 at 01:18 PM