Your second question reminded me of something interesting I witnessed recently. My roommate's professor had her sign up for the Wall Street Journal, paid subscription and all. She walked around the apartment, informing everyone that the paper would be coming in, and that she needed it so we should keep an eye out for it, and keep it safe from the cats. I left town that week, and by my return, I saw seven rolled up newspapers in plastic bags crowded outside my apartment entrance. They never even made it inside the door.

Who knows if newspapers are suddenly going obsolete? The question is asked over and over as online news sources become more interactive and accessible. A more specific question, however, may be whether physical print has retained its centuries-ago integrity. I took several media writing classes when I was pursuing a major in journalism--my editor didn't even always know how to spell (I think we had an editor for his editions too). Also, print journalism is often a slow medium. Not only does publishing news in print take longer than posting it online, but the mentioned tedious editing process slows it down for approval as well.

So in the long run, we might want to ask, how do we make print more efficient, more believable, and more like the way it was when it was trusted more than online news?

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