The Iron Yuppie

Fool.com: Newspapers Aren't Read All Over [Motley Fool Take] January 11, 2005

There have been a couple of stories like this recently about newspapers ceasing to be as interesting. Two quick comments: a) I still do not think anything in the instant world (blogsphere or cable news) is as well researched and thorough as a long article in the Times or WSJ; b) none of the media types dictate the quality of the news; that is the responsibility of the writer and editor (and there must be both)! I do think that paper media suffers but only because they have not yet caught onto the proper way to expand their reach. I love sitting down to read an entire set of articles about something, such as social security, in the Times, but that's not something I am going to do at work regardless of the format. Similarly, RSS feeds are great, but they're still not easy to take to an easy chair, even with a laptop. Different formats for different needs, please.