The Demise of the Old Fashioned Newspaper

Remember when getting the newspaper use to be one of the perks of being the man or woman of the house. That fresh pot of coffee brewing, that usually just serenades the whole house as the family is waking up. The feeling of serenity as one slowly walked down the driveway and smelled the morning dew. This entire scene sounds like it was based on a Norman Rockwell picture but to a lot of Americans this was a reality. Now with the explosion of the web, all of this has changed.

At this stage of the game, most Americans are using the web for everything. Shopping, reading the newspaper, and even dating! Who would've pictured this 15 years ago? And even though it has made everyday living a heck of a lot easier, we are still on the verge of losing one of our most important forms of communication: The newspaper.

The convenience of the web makes it a lot easier to read yesterday's news today. If you missed what happened the day before, you can easily Google it and catch up. Now when you hear of an interesting story, that happened yesterday, you don't have to scramble to find a vendor with that particular newspaper. The web also allows us (faithful readers, that is) to break the chains of being forced to carry around that newspaper all day. In the office, it's in danger of being a victim of the sports and entertainment people. You know the people who take even the front page, just to read celebrities birthday or find out the weather. At home, if you have kids, the newspaper can fall victim to the comic section game which is twice as deadly as the office game. Adults may have coffee, but kids have crayon. This makes a heck of a difference. The death of the newspaper may not be such a bad thing, but it will take some time to get used to. And for all of the participants of the office game and home game, I have one word for you that will force you to get your own Laptops: Password.

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