#2: A Hope for Newspapers (A Snippet)

It seems that lately all the news surrounding newspapers is that their value is cascading in a rapid decline. However, during his lecture on newspapers on September 11th, 2013, Mr. Miller gave his White 2 Journalism 1 the reasons why newspapers are still around and are able to survive and remain on mass media's map.

Why Newspapers Are Still Around

• Newspapers are affordable and convenient. 
• They contain diverse content.
• They're easily portable and low tech.
• There's a certain tradition surrounding newspapers. 
• Newspapers are physical objects; they're sharable and savable. 
• Newspapers contain your mom's favorite: coupons!
• Newspapers are non-linear, meaning you don't have read chronologically.
• All the factors of why they're still around work together.

Hearing this might have easily lifted the weight off everyone's shoulders. There's no doubt that newspapers still have a lot to worry about, but it's a relief to hear that they have reasons to stick around. And because the factors all work together, they ensure the survival of newspapers. This can be proven by the countless number of Louisville residents that still purchase the Courier Journal, whether out of tradition or out of the curiosity about current events.

With all the different mass media out there, newspapers have felt threatened. Although many have said that they are dead, newspapers lived to tell the tale. After television, cable, and the Internet, newspapers have been able to survive; it can be ensured that newspapers will last at least for a while longer.