Comments on: If You Don’t Read The Newspaper, You’re Uninformed http://dissociatedpress.com/2009/03/if-you-dont-read-the-newspaper-youre-uninformed/ Fri, 04 Jul 2014 04:16:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Naomi http://dissociatedpress.com/2009/03/if-you-dont-read-the-newspaper-youre-uninformed/#comment-732 Naomi Mon, 30 Mar 2009 04:02:01 +0000 http://dissociatedpress.com/?p=834#comment-732 Kristin, I *am* a mother of a preschooler and I couldn't possibly use his art for... oh who am I kidding, I "forget" to pick it up most times :-D Good thinking! Kristin, I *am* a mother of a preschooler and I couldn’t possibly use his art for… oh who am I kidding, I “forget” to pick it up most times :-D Good thinking!

]]> By: kristin http://dissociatedpress.com/2009/03/if-you-dont-read-the-newspaper-youre-uninformed/#comment-730 kristin Sun, 29 Mar 2009 20:47:05 +0000 http://dissociatedpress.com/?p=834#comment-730 if its cheap packing materials you need, just stop by any preschool and ask them to set aside their recycled art paper. or ask any parent of a preschooler. we love their art, but the come home daily with so much it can't all be saved... i feel badly for the old folks who aren't connected to the internet, those who can't afford it, and those unable to afford it and still unable to get to the library to access it on a regular basis to stay informed. if i watched the daily news on television, i'd be as insane as my parents who do. i'll miss the physical paper itself. reading it in bed on a sunday night with the hubby has been one of the nice constants in our life. maybe we should both get laptops and we can still read it together, but not argue over sections! if its cheap packing materials you need, just stop by any preschool and ask them to set aside their recycled art paper. or ask any parent of a preschooler. we love their art, but the come home daily with so much it can’t all be saved…

i feel badly for the old folks who aren’t connected to the internet, those who can’t afford it, and those unable to afford it and still unable to get to the library to access it on a regular basis to stay informed. if i watched the daily news on television, i’d be as insane as my parents who do.

i’ll miss the physical paper itself. reading it in bed on a sunday night with the hubby has been one of the nice constants in our life. maybe we should both get laptops and we can still read it together, but not argue over sections!

]]> By: Naomi http://dissociatedpress.com/2009/03/if-you-dont-read-the-newspaper-youre-uninformed/#comment-729 Naomi Sun, 29 Mar 2009 19:01:12 +0000 http://dissociatedpress.com/?p=834#comment-729 I'm with you... but we must also mourn the passing of cheap packing materials... A revolution probably nearly started many times, but dissipated as those involved clicked on just one more tangential link then another then forgot what they were searching for in the first place. Hahahaha Re reactions to innovation I'm always reminded of the Historical-Linguistics "joke" (in quotations because it's not that funny even to ling nerds) about constant language change: that the elders always gripe their language is going to the dogs, but we're not barking yet. I’m with you… but we must also mourn the passing of cheap packing materials…

A revolution probably nearly started many times, but dissipated as those involved clicked on just one more tangential link then another then forgot what they were searching for in the first place. Hahahaha

Re reactions to innovation I’m always reminded of the Historical-Linguistics “joke” (in quotations because it’s not that funny even to ling nerds) about constant language change: that the elders always gripe their language is going to the dogs, but we’re not barking yet.

]]> By: admin http://dissociatedpress.com/2009/03/if-you-dont-read-the-newspaper-youre-uninformed/#comment-728 admin Sun, 29 Mar 2009 18:41:38 +0000 http://dissociatedpress.com/?p=834#comment-728 Agreed Naomi. I'm sure the churches weren't too happy, for instance, to see the dawn of the era of the commercial printing press, but by the same token, we've all had the tools of a major media organization sitting right there in our homes for about twenty years, and most people still only use those tools for what? E-mail, news, and entertainment. A revolution could have started twenty times over, but instead we're all on Facebook, chatting with college pals. And frankly, even when using recycled paper, the whole production and distribution process of newspapers is incredibly dirty and inefficient, so in the big picture, I'm glad to see them go. Agreed Naomi. I’m sure the churches weren’t too happy, for instance, to see the dawn of the era of the commercial printing press, but by the same token, we’ve all had the tools of a major media organization sitting right there in our homes for about twenty years, and most people still only use those tools for what? E-mail, news, and entertainment. A revolution could have started twenty times over, but instead we’re all on Facebook, chatting with college pals. And frankly, even when using recycled paper, the whole production and distribution process of newspapers is incredibly dirty and inefficient, so in the big picture, I’m glad to see them go.

]]> By: Naomi http://dissociatedpress.com/2009/03/if-you-dont-read-the-newspaper-youre-uninformed/#comment-726 Naomi Sun, 29 Mar 2009 16:52:53 +0000 http://dissociatedpress.com/?p=834#comment-726 Yes, things are changing, but they always have. One trend dies, unimaginable horrors and ignorance are predicted, then another trend surfaces. I'm sure everyone predicted the death of newspapers and investigative reporting when TV news took over, now it's the internet that is the harbinger of the end. I see the point, and it's an important point to make, but personally I think that some folks will remain informed, some uninformed and some misinformed no matter what form reporting takes. I'm not saying I'm not sad to see newspapers fail. I will miss going over the local paper with my neighbor over a smoke and a beer... if we switch to reading the laptop we'd have to put our drinks down so as not to spill on it... Yes, things are changing, but they always have. One trend dies, unimaginable horrors and ignorance are predicted, then another trend surfaces. I’m sure everyone predicted the death of newspapers and investigative reporting when TV news took over, now it’s the internet that is the harbinger of the end.

I see the point, and it’s an important point to make, but personally I think that some folks will remain informed, some uninformed and some misinformed no matter what form reporting takes. I’m not saying I’m not sad to see newspapers fail. I will miss going over the local paper with my neighbor over a smoke and a beer… if we switch to reading the laptop we’d have to put our drinks down so as not to spill on it…

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