WHY ARE THEY STILL HERE? J1

WHY ARE THEY STILL HERE?

An interesting question, if I do say so myself. Why are newspapers still here? We have so much technology at our fingertips--why would anyone use paper? I'd like to go over the answers discussed in class today.

 This is a very real question. In our age of technology, paper has started to disappear. Everything is online. News stations. Television. This blog. So why would anyone still get the classic newspaper?
The answer: because it is classic. How many times have you seen the master of the house reading the newspaper (Think Disney's Lady and the Tramp)? Chances are it was a common occurrence to see a family member reading the newspaper at breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Maybe that was you. A newspaper is a tradition. 

Like most traditions, newspapers are timeless. You don't have to have wifi or an Internet connection to read the newspaper. They are available anywhere, any time. Folding one up and carrying it on a plane is easy as pie. Sure, newspapers can pile up, but so can open tabs in the Safari browser on your phone. It's merely a matter of recycling. You can't do that with Internet tabs.

Another thing we will all like: newspapers are cheap. They don't cost much, for which we are grateful. A subscription is definitely worthwhile. You don't have to read the newspaper immediately either.

All of these things are the answer. Newspapers aren't dying, people. They might have a slight cold due to the Internet, but it's nothing they can't handle. Newspapers are delivered every day to houses all over the continent. People continue to read them, as they have done for a long time. It's a routine. It's habit. And what are we? Creatures of habit.