Marshall McLuhan, the late communications theorist and provocateur, once quipped: "People don't actually read newspapers - they get into them every morning like a hot bath." If the closing of daily newspapers continues unabated, however, readers may find they have to make do with the cold shower provided by radio, television, and the Internet.
writes Walter Fox at the Philidelphia Inquirer as he attempts to demonstrate the unique qualities of the printed word and adds that
Unlike books or magazines, newspapers are a communal medium. Traditional newspapers - if they are well-edited - force readers to confront the whole community whether they want to or not. Readers may purchase a newspaper to read the sports pages or find a good used car, but in the process they are forced to learn about a wide range of important issues, if only as headlines.
Good point
ht-newspaper project
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