Monday, August 17, 2009
Tour day at paper -- Monday, August 17
I'll be gving a tour for a group of people from a retirement community in Easton this morning.
It will be ineresting to hear their thoughts on the state of print newspapers today.
They are from my era or earlier that grew up with the print newspaper as a major source of daily news. There was radio and television, but it was the print newspaper that was there to provide depth to news coverage.
We are now entering an era of immediacy. We can get our news, in some cases, as it happens. All sorts of people have easy access to the Web and can post their thoughts and observations on virtually any topic. Facts can be of secondary concern.
As a consumer of news, it is up to the public to determine what is truth and what is fiction. It wasn't always that way. While some have complained of media bias, generally speaking what was in the print newspaper was the result of efforts to provide accurate information.
Tuesday, August 18
Picking this up on Tuesday. Great group from Easton Club Easton for the tour. They asked excellent questions. The tour ended up being about twice as long as normal.
They are of the generation, like mine, that grew up with the print newspaper. They prefer the print paper to an online news source. It is a considerable difference from the pov of the young people I give tours to. The process does not hold the young crowd's interest. They fail to see the relevance.
I can understand this. While I was a product of the print age, I am more than happy to work in the Internet/digital age we are now entering.
I plan to write more frequently. Check back from time to time, you might find it interesting.
Richard
It will be ineresting to hear their thoughts on the state of print newspapers today.
They are from my era or earlier that grew up with the print newspaper as a major source of daily news. There was radio and television, but it was the print newspaper that was there to provide depth to news coverage.
We are now entering an era of immediacy. We can get our news, in some cases, as it happens. All sorts of people have easy access to the Web and can post their thoughts and observations on virtually any topic. Facts can be of secondary concern.
As a consumer of news, it is up to the public to determine what is truth and what is fiction. It wasn't always that way. While some have complained of media bias, generally speaking what was in the print newspaper was the result of efforts to provide accurate information.
Tuesday, August 18
Picking this up on Tuesday. Great group from Easton Club Easton for the tour. They asked excellent questions. The tour ended up being about twice as long as normal.
They are of the generation, like mine, that grew up with the print newspaper. They prefer the print paper to an online news source. It is a considerable difference from the pov of the young people I give tours to. The process does not hold the young crowd's interest. They fail to see the relevance.
I can understand this. While I was a product of the print age, I am more than happy to work in the Internet/digital age we are now entering.
I plan to write more frequently. Check back from time to time, you might find it interesting.
Richard
# posted by Richard Polk @ 7:40 AM 
